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Rear Pumpkin Temperature?
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<blockquote data-quote="ELP_JC" data-source="post: 296709" data-attributes="member: 6177"><p>Rear ends will always run hot folks, no matter which; hardly any ventilation in that area. All 5 bikes I've owned with shaft final drive ran equally hot (Nighthawk S, Valkyrie, GL1800, BMW K1200RS, and FJR).</p><p></p><p>I do exactly what Radman does: change the fluid every oil change. A $7 bottle of Mobil1 75/90 usually lasts me 4 changes; cheap insurance, and it takes all of 5 minutes of labor to perform. With such frequent changes, you could probably use kitchen oil and be fine, so I wouldn't spend more than what Mobil1 costs, which is a fully synthetic oil, but that's just me. Later.</p><p></p><p>JC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ELP_JC, post: 296709, member: 6177"] Rear ends will always run hot folks, no matter which; hardly any ventilation in that area. All 5 bikes I've owned with shaft final drive ran equally hot (Nighthawk S, Valkyrie, GL1800, BMW K1200RS, and FJR). I do exactly what Radman does: change the fluid every oil change. A $7 bottle of Mobil1 75/90 usually lasts me 4 changes; cheap insurance, and it takes all of 5 minutes of labor to perform. With such frequent changes, you could probably use kitchen oil and be fine, so I wouldn't spend more than what Mobil1 costs, which is a fully synthetic oil, but that's just me. Later. JC [/QUOTE]
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