Pegged With No Oil

Just read in one of the free (Harley) mags that some club took a CSR 750, drained the oil, pegged the throttle, and it survived for over 3 1/2 minutes. That's a looooooooong time and must have been a pretty good motor. Sorry to see it go, RIP.

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H1Vindicator wrote:

There was a video on youtube a couple of years back of a 750-Ltd-4 being intentionally abused. They put the bike on the center stand then ran it at what seemed like WOT. It ran for quite a while, but I don't recall if the thing ever quit. That poor bike was smoking like crazy. The sad part is that it was done at Kaw dealership... and it didn't appear to be a pitiful looking beater bike. what a waste.

I was trying to find that video awhile back. Is it still around? :dry:

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The average motor will run quite a while without oil, I've personally witnessed a International 392 idle for 1/2 hour without oil and no damage obvious, and a 240" Ford six run wide open for 1/2 hour, then the coolant drained and the motor run wide open for another hour before the engine seized. And then there is the famous Briggs & Stratton test where the oil was drained and the engines ran for 20 hours.

B&S, pride of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You don't even have to drain the oil out of a Harley. I was riding with my Harley buds last night and I got way ahead of 'em on a curvy road...Totally lost 'em in fact.

Oh, there they are

Had to load up the van

Welcome to the "Back to the Garage Express" Hardley boy

to be fair, it was an electrical failure, had nothing to do with the massive amounts of oil this thing leaks

steell wrote:

The average motor will run quite a while without oil, I've personally witnessed a International 392 idle for 1/2 hour without oil and no damage obvious, and a 240" Ford six run wide open for 1/2 hour, then the coolant drained and the motor run wide open for another hour before the engine seized. And then there is the famous Briggs & Stratton test where the oil was drained and the engines ran for 20 hours.

i bought a 78 dodge aspen that the owner said ran like a top.....had my girlfriend at the time drive it home and she was saying it would nt do over 60 on the highway.....yep, about a half a quart in it......put a new filter in it..filled it up and got 3 more years out of it....ahhh, the old slant 6 stories.....