On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:21:41 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 4/30/17 11:13 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 10:27:43 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

Yup, old Triumphs and Harleys did a lot of oil leaking.

Most of the reputation of Harleys "leaking" actually came from the
chain oiler. You can turn that off or dial it way down.
Properly adjusted, it will leave a drop under the front sprocket after
running all day.


I remember when I brought my Honda motorcycle out to Kansas and kept it
on the concrete pad under the raised porch behind the fraternity house.
There were three other bikes there, all British, Triumph and BSA. There
was never a drop of oil under my Honda, but the Brit bikes leaked - a
lot. The Honda started up right away, too, unlike the Brit bikes.

To see a lot of older, beautiful British bikes, head up to Clarksburg next month. Ride your Ducati.

http://classicmotorcycleday.org/

The last time I was there a couple guys rode up on very loud Harleys. Parking was up a gravel rode
and then into some wet grass. These two looked around for about ten minutes, got back on their bikes
and rapped their straight pipes several times to get attention. Then the first guy took off and
tried to make a quick turn. Down he went.

Yes, a lot of us laughed our asses off.