Compensator on a 2011 Road Glide

Bada Bing!

Whats bad is when you got the book. its laying on toolbox next to him.
And he said read it.
And opened the book to show me he was right.
He has been riding his whole life.

I've been in a few arguments with him over the years.
And he always says I'm wrong.

So for 40 years this "mechanic" has built a business around shorting the amount of lube in primaries, then repaired the ruined compensators and then blamed the brand of oil! Nice. What else did he screw up???


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Mechanic NEVER BLAMED IT ON ANYTHING.

He SUGGESTED that he change brands of Oil

If I blamed it on anything I would blame it on Harley Davidson and their bikes they build.

I said the mechanic suggested Castrol oil and Syn 3 to use.

He couldn't care if you put wesson oil in it.
And as you know everybody is a oil engineer an know what is the best oil.

He said he has seen less problems with the wear and all in the Oils I said he liked.






IF I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT OIL.
I have a bass fishing friend that has a Indy Shop 30 miles up the lake from me.,.
He was one of the head dudes at a Refinery in California
He burn't out on the life style and the hours he had to work, and when he quit he went to MMI years ago in AZ and moved to Texas about 30 miles up the lake from me.

Know you don't like Mobile 1.

But I like I posted I have a buddy that has a INdy shop, and builds bikes.

Was there yesterday and he was building a Revolution performance motor with some fueling cams and all. His customer works on a Oil rig in the Gulf.
Hes requesting 160/160.
I asked has this dude ever rode a bike with that power. He said NO !
I said there won't be any dependability.
He said he wants bragging rights. He will probably Blow the motor up like everybody else does.
But hes building his customer what his customer asks for.
His customer didn't come in and ask for dependability or nothing else.


He also worked at the refineries in California.
He knows about Dino Oil and synthetic oil.
And HD used to say not to run Syn oil in their bikes till they put their name on a bottle of oil.

He said Mobile 1 is about the best oil made.

He carries what his customers ask for.
Not what he thinks is best. Because if the customers where he is way up farther in the country ain't gonna pay for a lot of expensive stuff, Unless they work in the oil field .
Amsoil and another cheaper V-twin Oil is what he carries..

I do know a builder that said he will not take a case with INA bearings and comvert them to the bearings in the older bikes.
Dang I forgot what the name of the bearings was.
He said if that is what they want.
He will order S&S cases that came with Timken Bearings.

You posted a photo of a destroyed compensator and said Redline oil was used. What do you think we would think that you were insinuating??? Especially since your buddy mechanic said he's seen less problems with Syn3


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Redline was the ONly oil used in the primary during the time the bike was bought and the time it went bad.
No other oil was used in the primary.

I'm pretty sure you don't ride a bike as hard as he does.
Hes 6'7 and weights somewhere around 325 or so. His OL weights about 170.
So his 11 Road Glide is pulling some weight.

The owner of the bike is the person who changed the primary fluid. Not the mechanic.

Torrington bearings is for the can.
Tomkins bearings or INA are for the crank.

The mechanic lived in the ft hood area.
The owner of the bike lives down the street.
I was stand next to the owner when he was changing the fluid.

I'm on a cell phone making post.
Ain't reading everything.

Spell checker changed it man.
I put timken.
They are for the crank.