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From: car377@drutx.UUCP (RogersCA)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Running w/o Oil
Message-ID: <1379@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Sep-86 10:56:29 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 23 10:56:29 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Sep-86 21:10:28 EDT
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For those of you involved/interested in the recent net discussion 
concerning running bikes without oil (how long and how much damage)
there is an article of interest in the October '86 "Motor Cyclist"
magazine, page 31. The article, "Help For High-Performance
Roller-Bearing Crankshafts" is by Joe Minton, and in it he discusses
the physical mechanics of cranks and bearings at length, as well
as the requirements placed on oil systems by these components.  His
assertion that most factory cranks are not straight (or even close 
in many cases) came as a surprise to me.  If your bike's engine  
vibrates excessively at high RPM (and others of the same type don't)
crank problems may be a contributing factor.

Chuck Rogers @ ATT-ISL, Denver