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Old 08-11-2006, 02:36 AM
jeffd jeffd is offline
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Hi Billy,

Myself, I have never heard of that as a "common issue" for the bike - but I am not very familiar with it...

On any engine, this can be an indication of wear on some of the bearings in the bike. Or it could be that the oil is in need of a change and lost it's viscosity combined with a out of spec oil sender. How long has it been since he changed the oil and what viscosity of oil is he running?

I took a look at the owner's manual and it recommends 10w40 or thicker for anything but the coldest temperatures. How long since the last oil change? From the oil viscosity versus temp range chart (recommending viscosity) for the bike - it would be well suited to running a diesel rated motor oil like shell rotella 15w40 - and you can run a 20w50. Given summer time temps - a 10w30 motor oil is too thin and might cause the oil light to come on.

jeff
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