justin_o_guy2
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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Ive seen one of these at a WalMart with just around 90,000 Miles on the odometer. I cant tell you how strongly I doubt that poor thing ever saw any oil that cost over $2.00 a quart. It was so ratty looking, I wonder if it was under cover at nite. BUT, it was an employees daily driver, I do believe, POint is, todays lousy oils are better than the best available in the 60's. You can spend more & pour pure Looove in the crankcase, but I doubt youll ever realize a difference in life span or maintenance required because of that choice. The only way I would expect that to change is if someone rides in parades, Idling along at 5 MPH for an hour in Horrid Heat,, & we all know how stupid that is, Remember when a car with 100,000 miles on it was considered Used UP? NOw, I see cars with 300,000 on them. It isnt the metallurgy or manufacturing process, its the oil thats so much better, well,, 80% is the oil,, Moral of the story is, Use a good oil, & for flat tappet applications, something like Rotella is a fine choice. Change it when it needs it. Mine lets me know when its time. OIl consumption goes up,, Say I ride 5 thousand miles a year, 20 years = 100,000 Naaah,, Im not gonne be here that long,, 7,500/year, 13.333 years,, Ill be 70..
I dont think I need to worry about wringing 200,000 out of it, Ill just save some $$$, buy the oil I believe will keep it alive, & not worry about it.,.
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