09-30-2013, 01:31 PM
You're better off talking about religion or politics...at least that discussion will remain somewhat civil.
But one more thing about oil changes. After setting the pan and having some rags handy, you undo the drain bolt, remove the filter, and sit there, watching it drain....being sure to let every last drop of oil drip out of that pan. Let it drip, drip by drip...for an hour or more, maybe even over night. Gotta get that old oil outta there, right? Every last drop.
Admit it...we've all done it. I certainly did.
But then I glanced at that thing sitting in front of the headers.....ah, the oil cooler. The inlet & outlet are both fed from the top, which means there's still oil in there, mocking us....and we can't get it out unless we take more stuff apart, or turn the bike upside down.
A few ounces of that old, gritty, worthless, engine-ruining dirty oil. Will our bikes make it to 100,000 miles with this travesty of a design? I just don't know how those Honda engineers sleep at night.
But one more thing about oil changes. After setting the pan and having some rags handy, you undo the drain bolt, remove the filter, and sit there, watching it drain....being sure to let every last drop of oil drip out of that pan. Let it drip, drip by drip...for an hour or more, maybe even over night. Gotta get that old oil outta there, right? Every last drop.
Admit it...we've all done it. I certainly did.
But then I glanced at that thing sitting in front of the headers.....ah, the oil cooler. The inlet & outlet are both fed from the top, which means there's still oil in there, mocking us....and we can't get it out unless we take more stuff apart, or turn the bike upside down.
A few ounces of that old, gritty, worthless, engine-ruining dirty oil. Will our bikes make it to 100,000 miles with this travesty of a design? I just don't know how those Honda engineers sleep at night.