Just checked the old girl over and noticed that all the oils gone milky. I'll take it that its gone milky because of this lovely weather we're having and all the damp air has got into the oil. Just though someone could easy my mind. I've got some engine flush and oil so will change it before I go out tomorrow. I was planning on doing some miles tomorrow afternoon too, give it a good run then checking the carb balance.
I agree with RCV4 - All my Dukes have had milky oil .... it's a Duke thing After a long run undo the oil plug and the moisture should evaporate. Don't leave the plug on the engine casing though because chances are you'll forget to replace it. Now who would do a thing like that ....
Its the Milk faeries. They are attracted to the red of the ducati's and bath in the oil. Basically its faerie spunk.
+1............from someone who has experience of BMC A & B series engines and Ford Kent & Essex engines........in fact most engines do it, we just don't look as often as we used to.....
Done 30 of miles yesterday, not that much but bike has now done 80 miles in the last 10 years so doing well. Next question how fast should I be going at 4000rpm in 5th? Not convinced my Speedo is correct!!
I can tell you that at an indicated 30mph, the bike is doing about 5mph less than that if you have the 60 profile front tyre........If you have the 70 profile, its pretty much spot on at 30.
Thanks Al, I'll have a look and check the tyre, think its a 60. Reason i ask is i was doing 85 on the A14 and was overtaken by a policeman on his bike, didn't even look at me.
Well, you were probably doing under 75 then..... I used to rely on the discrepancy until I fitted the 70 profile............
Going back to the question of milky oil, never be tempted to wipe this away, always allow the heat to remove it. this is the additive in the oil doing its job by holding the water in suspension until such times as it is hot enough to evaporate the water away allowing the additive to return to the oil. And i do agree with Al's comment on the old A series, and the cammy ford was also a culprit, the public at large used to remove the cambox and wipe the additive away to the dustbin, sure it fixed it but not in the way expected. The fix was to put a bit of carpet in front of the cam cover to keep it warm. i figure that this would look interesting on a bike.
