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Originally Posted By: SubieRubyRoo Originally Posted By: albertdi My plan is to not eat anything that casts a shadow So you're sticking to carrots and potatoes only? Even mushrooms cast a shadow and I'm not eating those! Nice bike, how do you like it? I want to go look at the 790 for my...

Originally Posted By: sunruh why do you need a new shock? also, oem shock has now compression or rebound damping adjustment. only preload

Originally Posted By: CT8 Originally Posted By: albertdi

Originally Posted By: sunruh why do you need a new shock? too many lbs... gettin' all fat and sassy! I had the OEM shock re-sprung 7k ago. But the internals of the oem shock are non-serviceable and tired.

Originally Posted By: CT8 Run the oil to mfg recommendations quit the uoas and use the savings to buy a new bike in another 40,000 miles. I do enjoy the uoas though. this will most likely be my last UOA on this vehicle, at least for a while. I've learned a lot from doing them. as mentioned...

Originally Posted By: CT8 Originally Posted By: Mackelroy Especially for 1000 miles, you're not getting and financial benefit with $15 oil, at that milege The oil is about a poor of an oil as it gets, it dropped out of grade. Amen! Now I know! It was a pretty shade of red though! Gotta find...

Originally Posted By: Mackelroy Hey albertdi, Your lead count of 219 for (1000 miles) on a catted bike is a little high,. Id scale it back down alittle . like 80 to 100 ppm max . Probably didnt give you any issue, but no reason to over do it, unless you are liking it. Your iron dropped alittle...

Originally Posted By: uzun Have you ever considered Motul 300V 4T 15W-50? Perhaps it will do a little better than some of the other oils you have tried so far. I have. It's on my list of oils to try. At this point, trying new oils is a data-driven curiosity, and a costly one at that: $40 for...

Here's the latest report for my KTM. Figured I'd try a new 10w60, Silkolene, and see how the engine liked it. To view the spreadsheet with all the oil reports visit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pwqbOCfafYeHwalhctrVMPdlDbIH45oc236MucfM8IE/edit?usp=sharing

Originally Posted By: Snagglefoot This is the most comprehensive set of UOA’s I’ve ever seen for 0w20. Six checks. That’s amazing. Thanks very much Albert. yw! FYI, Only the most recent 3 samples are AFE

Originally Posted By: Bud_One Impressive report and run. What does your driving consist of percentage wise , mostly hwy miles ? It's a real mix, 1mile trips to work (I should really walk) and 100 mile round trip to the nearest city center. The current UOA also includes a roundtrip tow to LA...

Originally Posted By: Shannow Out of interest, what were you using for the first three runs ? The three last ones are same oil, and the silicon and flashpoint improved markedly. "Check back at 15,000 miles", on an oil that's already done 17,000 ? Oil changed with this sample and analysis...

"Very nice run … just curious … have you always run AFE instead of EP ?" yes.

Latest UOA on my '07 fit sport.

Originally Posted By: jj51702 Good job. You'd make dnewton proud What filter was used? microgreen

Originally Posted By: zeng Nice and good metal wear rates. AFE could do easily what EP is advertised for. Btw, are all previous oils AFE ? AFE for 11/27/17 and 1/7/18

Here's my latest UOA. New microgreen filter installed w/ sample. Previous filter a WIX.

Originally Posted By: Mackelroy Your motor seems to like shedding metal, it should be running the lowest levels of its life by this time. Is this a stock mapped bike? It may be running super hot, which is typical with ktm stock mapping. I'd still expect the wear metals to be about half of what...

some things on my mind that I'd appreciate feedback on: a) should I keep using the lead? I've almost made my way through my first 5gallons. b) any other oils (brands, viscosities, blends) to try? c) if I stick with my valvoline 1000 mile drain and re-fill protocol.... what's a good check-in...