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Lets
talk
for
a
moment
about
something
that
affects
all
motor
oils;
whether
it's
synthetic
or
dinosaur
oil,
multi-viscosity
or
straight
weight
oil,
regardless
of
brand.....TEMPERATURE.
Most
people
recognize
that
high
temperature
really
beats
up
your
motor
oil.
The
good
news
is
that
most
people
change
their
motor
oil
(and
filter)
frequently
during
the
warm
weather
riding
season.
On
the
other
hand,
few
recognize
that
riding
in
colder
temps
creates
an
equally
significant
challenge
for
motor
oil.
Because
it's
cold,
the
rides
are
generally
shorter.
Herein
lies
the
problem;
the
drive
train
in
your
motorcycle
is
made
up
of
1-3
seperate
oil
cavities
depending
on
the
bike
you
own.
These
oil
cavities
are
not
completely
full
of
fluid.
The
additional
volume
inside
of
each
cavity
is
taken
up
by
air.
When
you
"warm-up"
your
bike,
the
trapped
air
inside
the
cases
will
condensate
on
the
interior
wall
of
the
cases
and
contaminate
your
oil.
Until
that
oil
reaches
a
temperature
well
above
212
degrees
F
it
can't
vaporize
the
water
that
has
just
been
created.
All
water
that
didn't
vaporize
eventually
pools
together
and
over
time
that
water
begins
to
corrode
your
drive
train
and
can
result
in
deposits
commonly
called
"sludge"
which
will
restrict
oil
flow
throughout
the
engine
as
well
as
damaging
the
internals
of
your
bike.
The
important
thing
to
remember
here
is
that
you
have
to
get
the
entire
engine
assembly,
including
the
cylinders,
bottom
end
flywheels,
the
cases,
the
oil
lines,
the
oil
tank.....you
get
the
picture,
up
to
temperature.
Todays
EVO
and
Twin
Cam
engines
are
highly
efficient
at
dissipating
heat.
This
is
good
news
for
riding
in
the
heat
of
summer.
However,
in
cooler
weather,
even
with
an
outside
temp
of
55-60
degrees,
you've
got
to
put
some
miles
on
the
bike
to
get
the
engine
up
to
temperature.
Those
short
rides
in
cooler
weather
just
won't
do
it.
Now
there
are
those
who
to
start
and
idle
their
bike
periodically
in
the
middle
of
winter,
just
to
"make
sure
it
starts"
as
they
say.
They
might
do
this
a
few
times
over
the
winter
months,
thinking
that
it's
doing
them
some
good.
Unfortunately,
without
taking
the
bike
out
for
a
lengthy
ride
and
a
full
warm-up,
they
are
actually
doing
a
disservice
to
their
bike.
A
vast
majority
of
people
who
are
guilty
of
doing
this
are
merely
trying
to
ensure
their
battery
has
sufficient
charge
to
start
their
bike.
Rather
than
risk
internal
damage
to
your
bike,
instead
install
a
"trickle"
battery
charging
system
and
let
your
baby
be.
Although
staring
at
it
when
you
can't
ride
won't
hurt
anything.
When
was
the
last
time
you
changed
your
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