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Post by floog on May 30, 2006 14:53:48 GMT
Just wanted some second opinions here peeps..... :hmm: My Ex-boss recently bought a mint pre-loved (ie second hand) Suzuki GSXR-600 SRAD He's noticed recently that the oil glass goes milky white and there's a slight sludge in the filler cap. I've checked the bike over There are no water or oil leaks and he is not losing any fluids at all. He commutes a handful of miles, and the bike probably does not even get up to temperature there or back home I think it's simply in need of a regular blast, and that the commuter miles don't give the engine enough chance to reach operating temp. I've recommended an oil and filter change as it's due, and he's gone down the synthetic pathway with no prompting from me ;D The only thing nagging at the back of my mind is the fact that the bike has seen some track days.....it still has illegal track rubber on ......(I know, I have told him they won't get up to temp on the road)..... He'll get in some longer runs and obviously check his fluids. My old GT750 used to do this regularly and a good run cleared it. Any views my fellow Rexonians??
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Post by wardourdrive on May 30, 2006 15:29:38 GMT
I had a similar thing when I collected my REX, the glass looks milky white. According to the mechanic at Webbs Yamaha Centre, Eye(where I purchased the beast) said it was because it is very very cold, I tilt the REX and the oil covers the glass and looks normal. I have also checked for leaks etc and all seems normal. Mind you I did collect the REX in Feb and it was very cold. I am sure it will all disappear after an oil change. Not that it helps matters. I am sure you are right and it just needs a blast and a change. Track rubber for the road :hides:
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on May 30, 2006 17:06:38 GMT
The same thing happened to me after performing an oil change in winter. Scary to look at but no long term damage done. It's nothing more than condensation that doesn't evaporate fully as the motor doesn't get hot enough for long enough. A good blast should sort it. Tell your mate to take the scenic route home a bit more often. that should sort it. Oh, and agree with what's been said about track rubber on the road. Ordinary road tyres will probably offer more grip as at least they've got half a chance of reaching the operating temperature that they were designed for.
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Post by bikesnoopy on May 30, 2006 21:25:53 GMT
Agreed...Give the thing the thrashing it was designed for. Running bikes like like that for short trips does them no good at all. They were designed to be thrashed to the rev limiter as often as possible...in fact,it doesnt do them any good if they dont get a regular thrashing. Tell him to go out & burn a tank of fuel,bouncing it off the rev limiter in ever gear as often as possible. It will probably restore some pep to the engine. The milky,throthy oil is caused by short trips which doesnt get the engine up to temperature. Change it-then stop doing short trips. Grem's right about the tyres too. Race rubber is crap on the road. They never get up to temperature on the road & therefore offer LESS grip than touring tyres. Also,they arent as strong as road tyres & more likely to get punctures. Racetracks dont have potholes,broken glass,nails,screws,bits of wood & metal & the crap you find on the road,so the tyres have less plies as they dont need the protection a road tyre needs. Id change them...quickly...
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Post by floog on May 31, 2006 3:59:14 GMT
Thank you my fellow Rexocologists.....just wanted to make sure the advice I'd offered him wasn't completely duff....it was me that hounded him into buying the bike.... ;D He's got a very very naughty pipe :cop: Totally illegal plate :cop: and illegal race rubber on both feet.....and nothing I can say will make him mend his ways...... Honestly, the Yute of today, wasn't like that when I was young :jerry:
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