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Re: 70 miles .. .and counting.
- Subject: Re: 70 miles .. .and counting.
- From: Kathy Kost <kathyk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 08:54:22 -0800 (PST)
Hi Michael...
> Okay - some questions occurred to me. Bike riders acknowledge each other
> right? A wave is customary (as I found yesterday). But how about Harley
> riders? The ones I encountered today did not return the greeting so I was
> wondering if Harley riders only acknowledge other Harley riders? Or were
> these just Harley bigots? ;-)
:-) A motorcyclist is a motorcyclist irregardless as to what kind of
bike they ride. So, I wave to everybody. I think you'll find that
some cruiser people don't wave and some throw attitude, but I think
that's a minority. Oddly enough, I've found that me of them wave
out on the country roads around here rather than near the city.
Haven't figured that one out yet!
> On the delivery oil used during break-in thread, my dealer told me my RS
> was serviced with Synthetic oil right from new (I specifically asked). I
> thought this odd since (with cars) I have always avoided Synthetic oil for
> the first few thousand miles (after rebuilding) to allow the rings to seat
> properly and the bearings to settle. Synthetic oil just lubricates too
> well, is what I have always been told...
I just asked this question yesterday on the list. Everyone on the list
is telling me that for break-in it comes with non-synth oil.
> My bike also takes a bit of cranking before starting when the engine is
> very cold. Its garaged, but still, was probably 40 degrees in the
> garage. I'm hoping this improves as it is run-in.
Make sure you wait until the pump noise (or whatever that buzz is)
quits before trying to start it. After I started doing that I haven't
had any problems starting it.
Kathy
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