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Old 02-21-2016, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by acdii
Thats pretty good for a new engine. Get rid of the castor and you will more out of it. I have a 100 GK that runs terrible if there is Castor in it, but using Wildcat, I get lots of power out of it. I use Wildcat 15% 2&4.

I was just looking at this thread. 1243 pages strong, and has discussions all over the place. LOL
Rubbish acdc you anti castor guys are living in a synthetic world
Old 02-21-2016, 02:33 AM
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Dave riding a bike feels like only you and me and everyone who likes it knows,it's that special and should never be given up for no good reason.No matter how people enjoy it,it's those crazy car guys who can make it real interesting.They are the ones who you see with a racing bike on the rack and can't be bothered riding their pushbikes up the hills (maybe they get to sweaty and stain the flouro riding gear) but don't mind swerving all over the scenery afterwards.You can;t have it all...or can you?
Old 02-21-2016, 04:21 AM
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Hey Pete, I am an arms length, tolerated part of a GoldWing group, my bike still has the original mufflers. It's about as quiet as their two wheeled Peterbilts. With it's 13.5" Progressive 440 shocks and Progressive Fork Springs and 10w fork oil it's good for a nice 400 mile ride. And at 51 miles per gallon it doesn't use much petrol and uses no oil. I use RevTech 25w60 oil and K&N filters. I just installed Hawk Brake Pads, they are totally silent and smooth.

I am getting a broken Saito 1.00 in a couple of days, I'll share the experience here as I fix it. There is no such thing as a hopeless engine.
Old 02-21-2016, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave, FormerDairyFarmer
Doc, you might have better luck in the MarketPlace on here, my experience at swap meets says things sells at ridiculously low prices at the SM's. They're a great to buy, lousy place to sell.
My guess would be $150 for the 1.25 and $125 for the 1.00. Just a rough guess.

thank you Dave, you were pretty close, I sold my Golden Knight low use 1.00 for 125 dollars. I did not sell the 1.25, i will post it here in the advertising area. Thank you and best regards.

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Old 02-21-2016, 04:28 AM
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You're welcome, the 1.00 is one of those engines that is a powerful yet user friendly day in and day out workhorse.
Old 02-21-2016, 06:38 AM
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Pete, I got out of bikes when I was in my young 20's so I could have a car. It was getting harder and harder to explain showing up for work dripping wet. Then, there were times in the service I couldn't own one. I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't be alive if I got another one. Your stories of going out on a tear in the country and hills reminds me of my kind of riding. Probably some poodle would have strolled out in front of me for my front tire to hit again, only me going faster and leaned way over. I still miss it bad several times a year, just like seasons. The S-2000 is a good surrogate and it's taken me too close to the pearly gates a couple of times.
Old 02-21-2016, 06:56 AM
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Never had a bike but did own a 1993 RX-7 for a while-----good for 170 mph on a level Interstate at 0230
Old 02-21-2016, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Old Fart
Rubbish acdc you anti castor guys are living in a synthetic world
Pfft Castor is for those who are constipated! I bought 2 gallons of SIG 15% with 50/50 mix castor/syn, and the Saito engines just did not like it. Soon as I switched back to Wildcat, the power and stability returned. My OS though ran OK on the SIG stuff, only the Saitos didn't like it.
Old 02-21-2016, 08:41 AM
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I want to ride a motorcycle in the sky!

Like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QciGpLkFykI THIS is on my bucket list!

http://www.bayaviationonline.com/pt-19-warbird-rides/
Old 02-21-2016, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim Oliver
I don't mean to sidetrack the current discussion, but I could use some help with the new to me Saito 150 I ran today----

APC 16x8, 10% nitro, 20% oil (50/50) on test stand----8600 rpm seemed to be about the best I could get. Is that good, bad or ugly?

Thanks,
Jim
That's respectable. I have the same prop on a older model HC 1.50 that's mounted on a Ace 4-120 Bipe. Turns around 9K on Powermaster 10% nitro, 18% syn/castor blend. I usually prop my Saitos for a little over 9K on the ground. I also burn 2-stroke fuel in them.

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Old 02-21-2016, 01:11 PM
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That's a low price for your 1.25. It sounds barely broken in and probably isn't completely yet. Didn't you pay at least $325 for it, if not more?
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Barry, note my rear tire, it's scrubbed clean from edge to edge. My son doesn't believe I can do that. My 13.5" rear shocks and the .75" taller Progressive fork springs allow it to lean much farther than stock. I want this Dunlop American Elite for my next rear tire, hard rubber in the center, softer more grippy rubber on the edges. Pete's bike has similarly constructed tires.
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Old 02-21-2016, 02:29 PM
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Doc, I'm glad you didn't use my low number for the 1.25, my coffee hadn't soaked in yet. You chose a much more realistic number.
Old 02-21-2016, 05:34 PM
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$125 is a decent price for the 100, thats about what I paid for my second one, the GK I paid $180 for. The GK didn't need a thing other than a little tweaking of the carb so it ran without the igniter. The other 100 will need bearings at some point, its a little rough, and when I pulled the back theres some rust in it, so it didn't get any after run.
Old 02-22-2016, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by orthobird
thank you Dave, you were pretty close, I sold my Golden Knight low use 1.00 for 125 dollars. I did not sell the 1.25, i will post it here in the advertising area. Thank you and best regards.

Cam
Cam if you have any feeling for your fellow modeler throw the 125 in the bin.I hate those those lazy so and so's.

Dave your temps must be extreme? to run the oil grades you do,is that year round? and the suspension set up sounds alright is it harder/softer,or both and more progressive at either end? i like the modern dual compound tyres cost and performance wise.

Barry riding in the rain is fun but not the cleaning up afterwards sometimes,specially if you just altered your cornering line while scraping the pegs to clean up the pesky cat just jumped out in front of you i'll bounce off curbs to get em'
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Originally Posted by Old Fart
Cam if you have any feeling for your fellow modeler throw the 125 in the bin.I hate those those lazy so and so's.

Dave your temps must be extreme? to run the oil grades you do,is that year round? and the suspension set up sounds alright is it harder/softer,or both and more progressive at either end? i like the modern dual compound tyres cost and performance wise.

Barry riding in the rain is fun but not the cleaning up afterwards sometimes,specially if you just altered your cornering line while scraping the pegs to clean up the pesky cat just jumped out in front of you i'll bounce off curbs to get em'
The 60W weight for warm weather is due to the roller rod journal & main bearings.The added resistance to flow through the the rod journal & main roller bearings aids in forcing oil to the top end. The older big twin engines could survive W/as little as 7# of oil pressure.
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Since you brought up oil weight I did a double take on the wife's new car they specified 0W-20 for the oil. I never heard of such a weight.
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Pete, the 25w60 pours at ambient temp about the same as 20w50, my engine is EPA strangled so lean it runs the oil at 220 to 250 degrees. I have installed DK's XIED4's that change the air fuel ratio from 14.7 to 1 to 14.0 to1, The oil temp runs about 190 to 210 now. The progressive suspension is softer but well controlled. The 440's have the ability to separate chassis movement from wheel movement, They reduce squat on accel to almost none. The way I have it set up my bike is nearly thought guided and the suspension end to end is balanced. My son runs those soft tires and rarely gets 5,000 miles out of them.

I wish I could afford Doc's 1.25, they are a sweetheart of an engine and not dogs.
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Old 02-22-2016, 05:59 PM
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More recent engines tend to be oil cooled in addition to the more conventional air or water cooling.

My 2007 Ford Fusion has a 5 quart oil pan instead of 4 quart and my 2006 Ford Ranger has a 6 quart instead of a 5 quart pan.

These engines take even more oil to fill the filter

My younger son flies a airplane that is cooled by water, air, and oil.
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Oil is a vital component is cooling engines. When I was buildings RV's (Matilda Motorhomes for the Ozzies) we always put oil coolers on the transmissions and engines. And on that subject as a poor (financially) apprentice I once used 100w Shell aero oil (for P&W round engines) in my Ford Zephyr. Marginal in summer but locked the engine up solid in winter in Victoria. Such were the variations in air temperature. One of my apprentices having seen me use Mobil Jet 11 in a car engine just before stripping it tried the same trick but continued to drive it with top ups. The cleanest seized engine I have ever seen. And Dave I still won't use castor in my 4 stroke glos but I am using it up in the diesels (including the Enya 41 fourstroke)
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I had an old 1964 Mercury Comet with a bad case of piston slap. I kept it going for another years by adding 2 quarts every 3 days of 50/50 used motor oil and 80W90 differential grease. It finally reached the point the engine would lock up after running 20 minutes and not free up until it cooled down completely. I bought a used 1978 Honda Civic station wagon with 50K on it and got $100 trade in for it. It was cheaper than paying someone to haul it off, even the junkie didn't want it!
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Originally Posted by Old Fart
Barry riding in the rain is fun but not the cleaning up afterwards sometimes,specially if you just altered your cornering line while scraping the pegs to clean up the pesky cat just jumped out in front of you i'll bounce off curbs to get em'
I was redlining thru the gears and leaned over when a poodle darted out in front of me. I hit him with the front tire, which launched the front wheel up in the air. The rear wheel went over him like a speed bump, so I was airborne for a while. Landed on the rear wheel doing a wheelie. I should I have been tomato soup all over the roadside.
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Originally Posted by w8ye
More recent engines tend to be oil cooled in addition to the more conventional air or water cooling.

My 2007 Ford Fusion has a 5 quart oil pan instead of 4 quart and my 2006 Ford Ranger has a 6 quart instead of a 5 quart pan.

These engines take even more oil to fill the filter


My younger son flies a airplane that is cooled by water, air, and oil.
Nothing new there. I have a 1969 MGB that has an external oil cooler. Came in handy when I lived it the desert southwest.

73,

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We were not talking about external oil coolers

We were talking about using the oil volume to cool the engine.

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Old 02-24-2016, 04:11 AM
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Charley you are in a dry climate similar to here,it must help the mgb rust wise does it have electric overdrive with a lucas magicianal wire in there somewhere painted a few years back.

Barry what happened to the poodlewas it tragic? bowled over a big ginger tomcat with a head the shape of an old time letterbox (feral cat) last summer on the way to gin gin(funny sounding australian wheatbelt town) in the middle of a fast sweeper where you don't or can't change your line,just got lucky the planets lined up.Riding mate right behind me reckons the cat would have made it if he'd kept going straight across the road but he swerved and ran away,mate said i ran right over his tail and straight up the spine,turned it into an instant bear rug.Did'nt worry the front wheel but the back end stepped sideways and tightened my line up so who's to not like that.

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