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From: Bear on 14 Mar 2007 16:13 In article <hpr8te.d89.ln(a)deguello.org>, Eddie says... > <apoljuga(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message > news:1173875980.220197.13990(a)o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... > > > > ZX9 are prone to problems with false neutrals. > > They are? No more so than any other bike, IME. They're known for it, and mine did it a bit. > > Found that on '99 > > Kawasaki recalled bikes to oil change (Silkolene) to decrease this > > problems. People said it helps. > > I just bought bike and on first 100 miles found 1 false neutral. > > Work on your gear-changing technique. No seriously, mine used to have a funny half-hour every so often. > > I'm not worried but if I can improve this with some oil why not. > > Because anything that "allegedly" improves the performance of your > gearbox might decrease the performance of something else... your clutch, > perhaps. Interesting point that. Anyone know for sure, rather than just guessing? -- Bear
From: Beav on 15 Mar 2007 13:27 "Bear" <bastardDOTbear(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.206267d08857b969989b3b(a)news.individual.net... > In article <hpr8te.d89.ln(a)deguello.org>, Eddie says... >> <apoljuga(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message >> news:1173875980.220197.13990(a)o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... >> > >> > ZX9 are prone to problems with false neutrals. >> >> They are? No more so than any other bike, IME. > > They're known for it, and mine did it a bit. > >> > Found that on '99 >> > Kawasaki recalled bikes to oil change (Silkolene) to decrease this >> > problems. People said it helps. >> > I just bought bike and on first 100 miles found 1 false neutral. >> >> Work on your gear-changing technique. > > No seriously, mine used to have a funny half-hour every so often. > >> > I'm not worried but if I can improve this with some oil why not. >> >> Because anything that "allegedly" improves the performance of your >> gearbox might decrease the performance of something else... your clutch, >> perhaps. > > Interesting point that. Anyone know for sure, rather than just > guessing? If the oil has friction inhibitors, it'll help the box but make the clutch slip if it's a wet clutch. Not a guess. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
From: Pip on 15 Mar 2007 14:47 On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:27:49 GMT, "Beav" <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: >If the oil has friction inhibitors, it'll help the box but make the clutch >slip if it's a wet clutch. > >Not a guess. A Bandit 12, for example, run on synthetic oil. -- Pip: B12
From: Beav on 15 Mar 2007 18:52 "Pip" <gingerblokeNOSPAM(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message news:745jv21qt9q4ig0cdc3n394dct0j4l2ppu(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:27:49 GMT, "Beav" > <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > >>If the oil has friction inhibitors, it'll help the box but make the clutch >>slip if it's a wet clutch. >> >>Not a guess. > > A Bandit 12, for example, run on synthetic oil. Yeah, but has it got friction inhibitors too? I run the Zed on fully synthetic, bit it's for wet clutch bikes. There's usually a number on the tin, but I can't remember what it is. Anyway, if the number is there, it shouldn't be used with wet clutch bikes. Not that that's much help, mind, but the "usage instructions" give enough info that getting the right stuff isn't hard. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
From: Eddie on 15 Mar 2007 15:45
"Pip" <gingerblokeNOSPAM(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message news:745jv21qt9q4ig0cdc3n394dct0j4l2ppu(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:27:49 GMT, "Beav" > <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > >>If the oil has friction inhibitors, it'll help the box but make the >>clutch >>slip if it's a wet clutch. >> >>Not a guess. > > A Bandit 12, for example, run on synthetic oil. .... or any 1000cc V-twin from Aprilia. |