'74 fresh rebuild- 700cc - 150miles on fresh build. Oil was near low mark pre-ride; I checked. Runs well (now!) good leakdiwn and both cylinders match. This was new piston rings, fresh bore (heads refreshed too)
This has been a journey but now she is running quite well, took out 25 miles today and came home to surprise after I parked.
It always has oil from the breather. I need to add a valve and catch can; this is now on top of my to do list.
But how much oil does your spit? Even after short rides it'll drop out this 'gray-beige' oil from tube that I think is that color because of being frothed.
This time I jumped on highway on way home and it spun 4K rpm for 8 miles or so.
My back tire was covered in oil! As was undercarriage etc. sketchy for sure. It always used to have a little but this was a LOT.
Gonna try to post pics; it was after I had already began to clean it. I'm not terribly worried because runs well, leak down was good. Now I need to contain it. But I'm still a little surprised.
This has been a journey but now she is running quite well, took out 25 miles today and came home to surprise after I parked.
It always has oil from the breather. I need to add a valve and catch can; this is now on top of my to do list.
But how much oil does your spit? Even after short rides it'll drop out this 'gray-beige' oil from tube that I think is that color because of being frothed.
This time I jumped on highway on way home and it spun 4K rpm for 8 miles or so.
My back tire was covered in oil! As was undercarriage etc. sketchy for sure. It always used to have a little but this was a LOT.
Gonna try to post pics; it was after I had already began to clean it. I'm not terribly worried because runs well, leak down was good. Now I need to contain it. But I'm still a little surprised.