Re: [ST] Oil Starved Wheelie bikes (was: wheelie bikes)

["Rick & Joyce" <rnjwes@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've heard that running a bike for sustained periods of time in
a wheelie
> can cause the engine to become oil-starved. Particularly for
bikes with a
> wet sump. The logic being the oil pump needs the oil to be
sitting nicely on
> the bottom of the oil pan in order for it to slurp up its tasty
viscous
> goodness. In a wheelie, the oil is essentially sitting
not-so-nicely on the
> back wall of the engine, and potentially away from the oil
pump.
>
> Can anyone confirm?

I've heard the same comment specifically relating to the
CBR929/954 Hondas.
- --
Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST



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