Topic: is the tec section on this board kinda weak?

[ekpent]

Part of the problem,especially since the site was revamped seems to be how someone can train us oldtimers and newbies how to most effectively use the search function.Is it just me or did it seem to work easier 'before'  ??

[bender01]

The search before was great.I hardly bother anymore.

[seanbarney41]

....umm no...every answer to every question is here...somewhere...

[Danno]

jbailey I have tried your synthetic in several of the sohc bikes and I can tell you from experience that synthetic will cause clutch failure these bikes were not designed to use synthetic oil and many good regular oils are also too slipery for the clutch go ahead and use it if you have some massively over hardened springs in your clutch or a new style bike but every bike  I have put synthetic in had the clutch slip and not want to lock up at speed and my 550 does not want to lock up even after taking off the better the quality of the synthetic the more slip you get royal purple would tear out a clutch in a single day

the only clutch I could see using synthetic in would be a spline clutch or if you had the disk grooves backwards for racing and wanted it to last maybe three more runs

[KingCustomCycles.com]

Click "home" at the top of the page.  Type sensible search words in the box.  Has worked great for me.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

From one of those "OLD GUYS"....... one of the problems we have here is the lack of certified professionals. We have a wealth of knowledge and talent then we have guys that do not know which end of the wrench to use. Any tech section should be a verified project meaning anything/everything should be submitted with pictures for validation and duplication then edited/rewritten where it is more understandable to the masses.Liability needs to be avoided. Doesn't this then begin to sound like a site that might require income as it then becomes a job for a professional!? My main point is dissemination of incorrect or half assed "information" can do much more harm than good. The unknowing newbies et al have no way of determining whether or not what they read is the correct information. With that said there is always the vast expanses of opinions one encounters on a site such as this......

[octagon]

a friend of mine teaches math to middle school kids, and she said that learning is like establishing small islands of information that you really understand, then after that you start linking them up and establishing understandings of systems.
i've found that to be true with mechanical stuff. in that way the site works pretty well, as you can do a search, get several takes on a problem or a procedure, they try it yourself, then go back and do more searches, etc.
i also keep a word document on the computer desktop, so if something really relevant to my bike gets posted i can copy it into the document. have to organize the document someday though.   

[grasscutter]

jbailey I have tried your synthetic in several of the sohc bikes and I can tell you from experience that synthetic will cause clutch failure these bikes were not designed to use synthetic oil and many good regular oils are also too slipery for the clutch go ahead and use it if you have some massively over hardened springs in your clutch or a new style bike but every bike  I have put synthetic in had the clutch slip and not want to lock up at speed and my 550 does not want to lock up even after taking off the better the quality of the synthetic the more slip you get royal purple would tear out a clutch in a single day

the only clutch I could see using synthetic in would be a spline clutch or if you had the disk grooves backwards for racing and wanted it to last maybe three more runs

-100.  Sorry dude.  Flat wrong.  Synthetic motorcycle oil is made for a wet clutch.  All motorcycle manufacturers offer their own brand of synthetic motorcycle oil.  (if you use synthetic oil made for CARS... then yes, you will have problems.  But I'm assuming you are using motorcycle oil in your motorcycle).

Now for personal use:  It is in all 4 of my sohc/4 bikes.  Just put it in a 'new to me' cb650.  Does not and will not effect clutch.  I had no records or info on how the engine ran, leaked, etc.  After 600 miles so far, no leaks, drips, or clutch slips.  57mpg. 

[Gordon]

The search before was great.I hardly bother anymore.

Every time someone says that I wonder if they're using the forum search or the "Google custom search".  From what I can tell the forum search is the same and works just as well as it always did before the most recent forum upgrade.  It's unfortunate, though, that the Google search box is the most prominent one so probably gets used automatically by most members.

[mjstone]

The forum search does seem to work well for me.  My problem is after the search and reading some good info that refers to some pics I frequently find the pics not there.  The links to Photobucket or whatever come up with a message saying they have been deleted.  This is why I always reduce my image size to fit the forums size/space requirements so the pics are always there.

MJ

[Bob Wessner]

The forum search does seem to work well for me.  My problem is after the search and reading some good info that refers to some pics I frequently find the pics not there.  The links to Photobucket or whatever come up with a message saying they have been deleted.  This is why I always reduce my image size to fit the forums size/space requirements so the pics are always there.

MJ

Local storage (that is on this forum) is the best and safest way for long-term.

[jbailey]

jbailey I have tried your synthetic in several of the sohc bikes and I can tell you from experience that synthetic will cause clutch failure these bikes were not designed to use synthetic oil and many good regular oils are also too slipery for the clutch go ahead and use it if you have some massively over hardened springs in your clutch or a new style bike but every bike  I have put synthetic in had the clutch slip and not want to lock up at speed and my 550 does not want to lock up even after taking off the better the quality of the synthetic the more slip you get royal purple would tear out a clutch in a single day

the only clutch I could see using synthetic in would be a spline clutch or if you had the disk grooves backwards for racing and wanted it to last maybe three more runs

-100.  Sorry dude.  Flat wrong.  Synthetic motorcycle oil is made for a wet clutch.  All motorcycle manufacturers offer their own brand of synthetic motorcycle oil.  (if you use synthetic oil made for CARS... then yes, you will have problems.  But I'm assuming you are using motorcycle oil in your motorcycle).

Now for personal use:  It is in all 4 of my sohc/4 bikes.  Just put it in a 'new to me' cb650.  Does not and will not effect clutch.  I had no records or info on how the engine ran, leaked, etc.  After 600 miles so far, no leaks, drips, or clutch slips.  57mpg. 

grasscutter is right.  It's in my 1975 CB550K and Kawasaki Concours and has been in my sons Suzuki Vstrom, Kawasaki Ninja 250 and 1973 CB450.  I have used synthetic exclusively for probably at least ten years.

[pat english]

seems like i just started an argument...good thing nobody said "yeah pat good idea,cant wait for that thread"....cuz i totally fcuked up a coil yesterday..i did a practice run on another set(i have 2 sets of coils with bad plug wires)and it turns out the terminals are not in the exact same spot on all the coils.i guess i sawed cut through it...clean off..

[Rookster]

Pat,
What are you looking for?  I see this thread as something completely different than the title.  It seems like you're a little dissapointed becuase their is no step by step instructions with pictures for you to replace your spark plug wires on your coils.  How does that translate into the tech board being weak or a lack of technical knowledge?  I see you posted some basic questions on the high performance board becuase you wrote off the tech board as weak and went looking for the race engine builders opinions on maintenance issues.  This board is not a personal tutor but a collection of folks that have a wide varience of technical knowledge, skill, and experience.  Rather than generalize and disparage an entire internet board becuase it doesn't suit your needs exactly and immediately, create that which you could not find.  You seem to be doing the vary thing you need help with.  Grab the camera and start creating the step by step instructions for the next person.
Scott

[jbailey]

seems like i just started an argument...good thing nobody said "yeah pat good idea,cant wait for that thread"....cuz i totally fcuked up a coil yesterday..i did a practice run on another set(i have 2 sets of coils with bad plug wires)and it turns out the terminals are not in the exact same spot on all the coils.i guess i sawed cut through it...clean off..

Actually my point was not to start an oil argument, but to point out that some of the "information" in the FAQ section is WAY out of date and downright WRONG.  It wouldn't bother me so much, but when it is brought to Glenn Stauffer's attention, it does not get corrected.