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  • lilbilly
    #1

    To Go or Not To Go?

    So a day trip was planned. My bike is running well but (big but) I forgot the extent of my oil leak when it is run at high speeds for an extended time. I've only ridden about 8 highway miles to our breakfast meet up and I'm concerned with the oil leak (base gasket). If my boot is pretty well sprayed after 8 miles is it a bad idea to ride 400? I brought a quart of oil to top off, but I'm not so sure about this.I'm just not sure if its uncertainty of a first long ride or a legitimate issue that I should decide aagainst going.
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    • hampshirehog
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      • Oct 2007
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      • Hampshire. UK
      #2
      Your call but it won't be 50 times more oil spilled on a 400 mile run compared to 8 miles - it'll be more as the oil is thinner as it's hot. Personally I wouldn't risk it.
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        • lilbilly
          #3
          I would think it would be fully hot after a 20 minute warrm up and 15 minute ride which was mostly highway. How much more hot will it get?

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            • Dave8338
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              • Aug 2006
              • 11608
              • Annandale, MN
              #4
              Hey look on the bright side: Your boot will be preped for rain if you so happen to run into any!

              Only YOU can tell how bad the leak is. If you don't mind pi$$ing off everyone behind you, go for it.

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                • tkent02
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                  • Jan 2006
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                  #5
                  Originally posted by lilbilly
                  I would think it would be fully hot after a 20 minute warrm up and 15 minute ride which was mostly highway. How much more hot will it get?
                  20 min warm-up?
                  No wonder it leaks.
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                    • lilbilly
                      #6
                      Originally posted by tkent02
                      20 min warm-up?
                      No wonder it leaks.
                      +/- , it was about 50 some degrees. I just threw out 20...probably more like about 10 minutes or so of letting it idle.

                      We went...I just said I wasn't going because of the leak and then they all decided to take the back roads and kept it under 60. Which at that speed/rpm range, the oil leak is not nearly as much as 70-75 on the interstate. Who wants to take the interstate anyways? I guess I probably bled out less than a quart, and since I carried some with me

                      Went down to Lafayette and did a run we found on www.motorcycleroads.com . Tippecanoe Run - not too bad for a short day trip; about 240 miles or so.
                      Last edited by Guest; 06-13-2009, 10:09 PM.

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                        • Guest
                          #7
                          Posplayr rode his ED for 2000 miles with oil on his boot. The bike marked it's territory on my shoe also. Turned out to be a oil cooler line.
                          Till the engine ate his cam cover gasket it was OK.

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