motorcycle oil vs. atv oil vs. auto vs. marine....and going back

[kl650a@verizon.net]

That's right. You don't need to carry anything to repair a flat if you run D606 tires with two rim locks each. They function as a run flat tire. I let all the air out of my D606 tires and rode around on paved roads like I normally do which is pretty aggressive for 150 miles. I pulled hole shots from lights braked hard jumped into corners hot and took it to 80 mph. I even loaded my GiVi cases with 10 cases of pop... that's 120-12 oz cans or 102.75 pounds in addition to myself at over 200 pounds and the bike handled it fine even at 60 mph. Yes you can feel they are heavy handling from not being inflated but they held up fine other than wearing the tread a bit faster. I was so used to it and comfortable I forgot I had no air in the tires and hopped a 6 inch curb at around 15 mph without rim damage or pinch flats as I was able to air them back up after my experiment. As luck would have it I have a new rear K270 to use so I'll still need to carry spares once it's mounted until a new D606 replaces it in the future. Walt

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 12:47 PM -0500 9/15/08, kl650a@... wrote:

>That's right. You don't need to carry anything to repair a flat if >you run D606 tires with two rim locks each. They function as a >run flat tire.

Yup, the D606 is as stiff as John Kerry. I've read that the Metzeler MCE Karoos are even better for that sorta thang, and they're steel belted. Mark

[nakedwaterskier]

you mean as stiff as Al Gore

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:

> > At 12:47 PM -0500 9/15/08, kl650a@... wrote: > >That's right. You don't need to carry anything to repair a flat if > >you run D606 tires with two rim locks each. They function as a > >run flat tire. > > Yup, the D606 is as stiff as John Kerry. > I've read that the Metzeler MCE Karoos are even better for that sorta > thang, and they're steel belted. >

They'd better be good for something. They last about a third as long as a D606.

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Reverend" wrote:

> The only issue I've heard of between automotive and motorcycle oils

is the

> additives that sometimes might make a wet clutch slip. I've never > experienced it with all my years of riding motorcycles and using

whatever

> oil is handy/cheap.

Reality is that unless it says it's a "Fuel Efficient" oil, it's okay for our bikes. That's all 10W40 oils and all 5W40/15W40 diesel oils. Personally I run 5W40 diesel oil in everything I own, that saves me the trouble of buying truck oil, car oil, motorcycle oil... just one oil for everything. So far nothing's complained. _E