Yes I have to agree with you about religiously changing the oil (with good quality oil as Jan Accord states).honda_saj said:Regular oil changes make a massive difference
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Great pointsaccordperson said:Yes I have to agree with you about religiously changing the oil (with good quality oil as Jan Accord states).
She did claim that she had never had to buy a ****ler (silencer) and it was still on the original. I must admit I was incredulous about that and questioned her about it, she was adamant it was the original. Even with the dry desert like environment she lived in surely the result of combustion would have eaten the exhaust from the inside out ?
I understand that fuel is slightly adjusted according to region to help cold starting in colder climates etc. Maybe these additives also have an effect on rust being caused ?Jan Accord said:Desert or not...Usualy this is caused mainly because short trips, and with this you get the "condensing" efect.
With short trips you don't dry the inerior of the exhaust system so the water is acumulating in it
Noaccordperson said:I understand that fuel is slightly adjusted according to region to help cold starting in colder climates etc. Maybe these additives also have an effect on rust being caused ?
On the other end of the scale I had a friend with a dealership who earned a good living supplying couriers with MZs. Who would run them into the ground and buy a new one.Channel Hopper said:, I ran two Hondas (CD175 and 400/4), racking up just under 140k between the two, inside four years.
Frequent oil changes are essential (once a week with the 400, the CD needed new top end caps every four months owing to non replaceable bearing parts), but doing so will almost always work out the best way for a long engine life.
Goodluckmonkey said:That's pretty mad. Is that the same as a Bros? Is it the 400 or the 650?
About 10 years back I changed to only commuting the 9 good months of the the year.
Of course taking in a 2 year old bike for p/x with 30-odd k on the clock still raises eyebrows in the dealership. Nobody rides them any more.