Recent content by halpeters

Don't believe any oil brand's hype. Bikes with wet clutches have unique needs. Synthetic oils don't work well with wet clutches. Old cars better used high ZDDP oils, or you will spall the cam. New cars designed around synthetic oils can have a tendency to "coke" non synthetic oil, so they...

I was hoping to stay with stock size, non Chinese tires, but there isn't much of a selection. On my V45 Sabre I ran Metzelers, and they worked great, but Metzeler doesn't make V-max stock sizes. Why are the Dunlops or Bridgestones so bad? Hal

I have just acquired a 1989 V-max. It is stock, has 17,000 miles, and has been sitting for 4 or 5 years. I'm working on getting it running, and among other things, it need new tires. I want to stay with stock size tires, and am considering either: Bridgestone G525 / G526 or Dunlop...