jlparsons
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 11:46 AM |
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BEC service intervals
What kind of service intervals are normally accepted for BECs? I know it depends what kind of driving you're doing, I'm thinking fairly
normal road use but taking advantage of that performance, of course...
Do people tend to go with what it says on the tin, ie same intervals as the donor bike? I'm most likely going zx12 but also have my eye on busa
and zx14 in case I'm feeling flush (which i doubt!).
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locoboy
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 11:51 AM |
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Seeing as the engine will be under more stress than in the bike i would drop your intervals down to 2/3 of the reccommended intervals for the bike.
ATB
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BenB
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 12:22 PM |
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Often service intervals are stated by miles or months (whichever comes soonest). On a BEC Locost you're unlikely to reach the miles before the
months.... I'd stick to the time-based interval... Okay, it'll be hauling round a fair bit more in terms of weight but as long as
you've not cooking the oil (ie as long as your cooling system is up to spec) I don't see a problem personally.... The main bit under
greater strain is presumably going to be the gearbox and that's usually not included in the standard schedule...
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locoboy
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 12:26 PM |
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the oil which sits in the gearbox is though..........
ATB
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jlparsons
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 12:44 PM |
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I assume most dry-sump kits for becs have higher capacity to offset some of the differences in engine wear? I know with larger engines on boats and
heavy plant machinery the engine manufacturers spec different sump capacities for different service intervals - if you want another couple of months
out of it, up the oil by a couple of gallons etc.
I was thinking of working on 3/4 the stated bike interval - sounds like I was fairly close to what you guys are doing.
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