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With the end of the monsoon season and the return of drier days, everyone is getting ready to get their bikes on the road again. To ensure your motorcycle is ready to perform at its best, make sure your engine is protected against the heat.
V-Twins Get Hot
Bikes like Honda,* Yamaha,* Harley-Davidson* and more recently Royal Enfield* with its new V-twin Concept KX,* have big V-twin engines that generate significant heat, especially in low-speed parades, in rally traffic or on long climbs on hot days. Motorcycle oil plays a critical role in cooling these big air-cooled engines, even more so when operating in low speeds with limited wind generated to cool the bike. If the oil can’t withstand the heat, its ability to protect your bike is compromised.
Is Your Motorcycle Protected Against Extreme Heat?
Watch what happens when we push a 2012 Harley Davidson FXDB to 260°C in our mechanical lab to see how AMSOIL synthetic lubricants protect against extreme heat.
To demonstrate its extreme-heat protection qualities, AMSOIL 20W-50 Synthetic V-Twin Motorcycle Oil was subjected to a dynamometer test designed to simulate conditions even more extreme than the demanding stop-and-go driving conditions of a motorcycle rally or parade route.
A 2012 Harley-Davidson FXDB Dyna Street Bob* motorcycle equipped with AMSOIL 20W-50 Synthetic V-Twin Motorcycle Oil was subjected to a strenuous low-speed test cycle, with significant idle time broken by short bursts of engine revving and little to no air moving across the cylinders.
AMSOIL Synthetic Engine Oil Protects in Extreme Heat
Like most Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the Dyna Street Bob features an air-cooled V-twin engine, which relies on cooling fins arrayed along the cylinder walls to conduct heat away. To create the most-severe operating conditions possible, the electronic temperature controls, which safeguard the motorcycle when temperatures reach dangerous levels, were de-activated.
The combination of low airflow and inoperative temperature controls allowed the test lab to subject the oil and engine components to intense heat not normally experienced in the real world. Cylinder temperatures reached more than 260°C, and oil temperatures exceeded 149°C – temperatures well into the range where oils begin to break down and often lead to catastrophic failure.
260°C Is No Problem
The extreme temperatures were no challenge for AMSOIL Synthetic Motorcycle Oil. After nearly 70 minutes of torturous testing and heat exposure, oil analysis revealed no change in oil viscosity and only minor levels of oxidation, TBN depletion and wear.
Dyno Test Results
Not only did AMSOIL Synthetic V-Twin Motorcycle Oil prevent the engine from overheating and seizing during the extreme dyno test, it did so without losing chemical integrity or ability to protect vulnerable engine components. See the full results here. Synthetic V-Twin Motorcycle Oil provides outstanding protection in even the most compromising and severe high-temperature riding and idling conditions, providing peace of mind that your air-cooled V-twin is protected even in low speeds on hot days.
AMSOIL formulates products for V-twins, including AMSOIL Synthetic V-Twin Motorcycle Oils.
Your bike should never get this hot. If it does, AMSOIL has you covered.