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    Anti-foam additives

    Noticed some foam on top of the oil in the sight glass in my bike. Keeping the air in the oil is bad for lubrication so I'd like to know if this is how these additives work? I put this in the car section because I thought more people would see it.
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    Metal shavings in fram filter

    I was changing the oil in my 2000 Z-28. When filling the filter some oil went into the smaller holes and some very tiny metal shavings could be seen. I know these should be caught by the filter but I did not like what I saw. Not bashing fram here just posted to see if anyone has seen the same...
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    rotella failed noack test

    I see rotella 15w40 failed the noack test on pqioa. Where is the outcry?...lol If this was another oil the hens would be yipp'n like old ladies.
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    For all you gearheads.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWMotorradUSA Pretty cool stuff.
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    GM V-8 + pushrods=sad day for $440,000 Porsche

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Bjf7j8-7Q HAAAAAAA!!!!! Eat some of that!!!!
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    Castrol motorcycle robot

    http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/20/video-castrols-flossie-the-robot-is-the-ultimate-motorcycle-te/# Pretty cool.
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    Hey Tireman!

    LT235/85/16 tires (stock size, load range E), 1994 Ford F-250 4x4 Turbo Diesel A guy on my motorcycle forum had 80 psi in these tires and had a blowout that messed up his truck pretty good, what is the correct pressure for this application? Thanks for any info.
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    Hungry Bass!

    http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/community/showthread.php?t=128224 Someone bit off more than he could chew!! LOL....
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    TL 1000 Spun Bearing.

    http://www.tlzone.net/forums/tl1000s-tl1000r-forum/113991-think-my-1040-engine-has-expired.html This is a 1040cc race bike (stock is 996cc) that this guy built himself. Any idea what happend here? Was this an oil problem? Or, Did the high-reving V-twin take its toll like racing a V-twin will...
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    Check your gear oil!

    http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/community/showthread.php?t=127298 This guy found out the hard way.
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    Mid-Ohio Vintage Days Pics

    http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=581656 Not mine but alot of nice bikes.
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    AMA Superbike oil report

    Just returned from Mid-Ohio AMA race weekend, great racing, check it out if they are in your area. I asked most of the teams what oil they were running and got all kinds of different answers. 5w30 seemed the most popular, one team said 5w/20 and another said 10w/60 and some in-between. Most...
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    Antimony --Sb ??

    http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=478127&fpart=1 The Bel-ray oil in the above voa link has about 1500 ppm of this stuff. Whats it for and does it indicate a high quality oil? Thanks for any help.
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    Brad Penn + Formula Shell = Happy LS1

    I picked up some 10/30 Brad Penn grade 1 cheap at a garage sale and mixed it 50/50 with some Formula Shell 10/30 that was in the stock pile , I was worried about the cat and the high zinc and thats why I went with the mix. My LS1 with 40,000 miles has NEVER has anything but dino run in it before...
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    Viscosity chart explanation

    http://www.tlzone.net/forums/tl1000s-tl1000r-forum/110779-synthetic-blend-2.html Can someone explain the oil chart that is posted in the link, it is cornfusing me!?! Why does it show a straight 50 as a 50 weight at 0 deg? I thought a 50 weight was a 50 weight at 100 deg C? I'm learning as I...
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    Check these pics out!

    From my cycle forum, not about bikes but some very nice pics. http://www.tlzone.net/forums/open-forum/107209-unbelievable-military-photos.html
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    Yamaha ring free

    This is a product I use in my motorcycle and it seems to keep things very clean inside. Many boaters love this stuff also. Does anyone use this or have any thoughts on it?
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