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EBR 1190 Exclusive by Cycle World

AS SEEN ON: EBR 1190 Exclusive by Cycle World

May 31, 2011

Courtesy of Cycle World

This winter, AMSOIL was approached by legendary bike builder Erik Buell to become the title sponsor of his AMA Pro Road Racing Superbike team led by veteran rider Geoff May. Along with the title sponsorship on the race side, Buell also wanted to partner up with AMSOIL to be the factory fill oil of choice when the new EBR 1190 came off the production lines this summer.

A few weeks ago, Cycle World magazine was invited to the EBR’s first road test of the 1190 at Road America.  May turned the first handful of laps before giving the Cycle News staff a chance to run a few laps. 

Steve Anderson wrote a spectacular story and Tim White has some great pictures of the test ride.  For a look at the new EBR 1190, read the story here: http://bit.ly/mugz47

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Posted on June 2, 2011 by , Reply

What oil brand do you use? Dealer told me they will not warranty amsoil | Amsoil warranty.

Amsoil warranty

There have been comments for YEARS that using a quality synthetic like Amsoil will somehow void your warranty. This is utterly silly and false. Here’s an example conversation on a Harley forum.  Also, I was at a a local Firestone shop to get my 2000 Neon inspected the other day; it has 217,000 miles on Amsoil and runs fine. Amazingly, they tried to sell me an oil change, and a bunch of other stuff, and were claiming that synthetics are crap (while talking about a car with 217k on it). The conversation turned to Harleys, and the shop manager said they won’t let you use synthetics, but when I pointed out that Harley even SELLS a synthetic now (Syn3) he was unaware of that reality. Plus, Amsoil carries it’s own Amsoil warranty.

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Bottom line, there is a  lot of misinformation. Many shops are not motivated to give you options; they are trying to upsell you. Here is the Truth.

Virtually all automobile manufacturers warrant their vehicles to remain free of defect in manufacture workmanship
for a certain mileage or time period. Whether an automaker will honor a warranty claim depends on the vehicle owner providing proper maintenance for the vehicle. For this reason, it is important for vehicle owners to maintain maintenance records. Proper maintenance includes installing appropriate oil and filters. Automakers cannot deny warranty claims solely on the basis of using synthetic motor oil, and they cannot specify a certain oil brand to be used in their vehicles.

Amsoil warranty

Instead, they require the oil meets the appropriate API performance classification and SAE viscosity grade specified
in the owner’s manual.

“Installation or the use of special materials does not, in and of itself, void the New Vehicle Limited
Warranties.”
Service and Parts Operations,
Chrysler Corporation

Many high performance vehicles are factory filled with synthetic motor oils and the manufacturers encourage continued use of synthetic motor oils in order to achieve maximum performance, including Cadillac, Chevrolet
Corvette and Dodge Viper. Many other automobile manufacturers neither recommend or discourage the use of synthetic motor oils, requiring only that the oil meets a certain viscosity grade and performance classification.
Automakers may not void warranties based solely on an owner’s practice of extending oil drain intervals.
Dealership personnel and district managers may be unaware of the serviceability of synthetic oils over an
extended period, but they may not summarily dismiss a warranty claim based on the owner’s practice of changing
oil at extended intervals. To do so does not disprove a defect in manufacture or workmanship as the immediate
cause of failure. Vehicle owners may appeal to a factory representative if the dealership and district manager
do not satisfactorily settle the warranty claim. Factory representatives appreciate the value of used oil analysis and
do consider preventive maintenance oil analysis reports in their evaluations of warranty claims, while post-failure oil
analysis is critically important to the disposition of a warranty claim. Their findings pull more weight than the opinions of dealerships or district managers.

“If engine damage otherwise covered by warrantywas found to be unrelated to the engine lubricant,then the consumer’s practice with regard to oilchange intervals would not be a relevant consideration,and the warranty claim would be honored.”

Fuels and Lubricants Division,

General Motors Research Laboratories

ON top of all that, it’s against the law for a manufacturer to specify a specific brand name product. If you want the Amsoil link go here; Amsoil Warranty

If you’re one of those conspiracy folks who won’t believe anything on Amsoil.com, go to the Wikipedia site.

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Posted on May 29, 2011 by , Reply

Amsoil Performance Improver Wins SEMA Award

Amsoil Performance Improver

AMSOIL Quickshot SE Awarded Best New Powersports Product by SEMA Judges
AMSOIL Quickshot SE Fuel Additive has been granted the Best New Powersports Product award for 2011 at the SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  This year, over 2,000 new products were submitted for consideration of this distinctive honor in various categories. In determining the winners, judges looked for superiority of innovation, technical achievement, quality, consumer appeal and marketability. Amsoil Performance Improver

Treated Fuel Delivers Maximum Performance
AMSOIL P.i. is the most potent gasoline additive available today. As a concentrated detergent, it is unsurpassed in cleaning combustion chamber deposits, intake valve deposits and port fuel injector deposits. AMSOIL P.i. helps maintain peak engine efficiency, fuel economy, power and drivability in newer low mileage engines. In engines with accumulated deposits, testing showed AMSOIL P.i. provided the following clean-up benefits after only one tank of gasoline:

• Improves fuel mileage an average of 2.3% and up to 5.7%
• Reduced emissions
— hydrocarbons (HC) up to 15%
— carbon monoxide (CO) up to 26%
— nitrous oxides (NOx) up to 17%
• Restored power and performance
• Reduced need for costly higher octane fuel
• Reduced noise from carbon rap and pre-ignition
• Better drivability
• Smoother operation

AMSOIL P.i. works as an “emissions passer.” It is ideal for use prior to emissions inspections.

Unsurpassed Deposit Clean-up
Port Fuel Injector Deposits form after the engine has been shut down and there is no gasoline flowing through the injectors. During this “hot soak” period the injectors heat up and the gasoline remaining in the injectors degrades and forms deposits. This can happen very quickly with the use of poor quality gasoline and short trip driving. Because the clearances within the injectors are extremely tight and injectors must deliver precise amounts of “atomized” fuel, even small amounts of deposits can cause injectors to malfunction. Fuel flow is reduced and spray patterns are disrupted, decreasing engine efficiency, power and fuel economy, while increasing exhaust emissions. Amsoil Performance Improver

 

Amsoil Performance Improver

Amsoil Performance Improver

Amsoil Performance Improver

AMSOIL Quickshot SE is a premium fuel additive formulated to clean and restore optimal performance in small engine and powersports equipment fuel systems. It acts as a fuel stabilizer between uses and short-term storage and helps prevent damaging corrosion.  Its revolutionary formulation focuses on three major fuel-related issues common in small engine equipment: ethanol, water and dirty gasoline.

Amsoil Performance Improver

AMSOIL Quickshot SE is designed to keep water dispersed throughout the fuel tank, moving it out and decreasing the chance of ethanol separating from the gasoline. Moisture finding its way into gas tanks through condensation is dispersed in tiny molecules and safely moved out of the tank through the combustion chamber.  The lack of additives in today’s gasoline can cause fuel system gumming and varnish, creating deposits on critical components. AMSOIL Quickshot SE cleans hard to remove deposits on pistons, spark plugs, injectors, carburetors and other combustion chamber parts to maintain peak operating power.

AMSOIL Quickshot SE is recommended for use in all two-and four-stroke gasoline powered engines including motorcycles, snowmobiles, personal watercraft,  boats, ATV’s, edgers, tillers, mowers, snow blowers, chain saws, generators and farm and construction equipment. Amsoil Performance Improver  Amsoil Performance Improver  Amsoil Performance Improver

Amsoil PI Quickshot

Amsoil Quickshot wins SEMA award

 

Untreated Fuel Leads to Poor Engine Performance
A vehicle demonstrates its best efficiency and engine performance when it is new. As the engine ages, its performance suffers from gasoline fuel-generated deposits that form on the fuel injectors, intake valves and combustion chamber. Additives are required to control deposit formation.

Today’s fuels, however, lack sufficient treatments of either enough additives or high quality additives. Fuel system deposits result in the following:

• Lost fuel economy
• Lost power and poor throttle response
• Failed emission tests
• Poor drivability – surging, hesitation, stalling, rough idle
• Engine knocking (pinging) and rap
• Difficult starts

Treated Fuel Delivers Maximum Performance
AMSOIL P.i. is the most potent gasoline additive available today. As a concentrated detergent, it is unsurpassed in cleaning combustion chamber deposits, intake valve deposits and port fuel injector deposits. AMSOIL P.i. helps maintain peak engine efficiency, fuel economy, power and drivability in newer low mileage engines. In engines with accumulated deposits, testing showed AMSOIL P.i. provided the following clean-up benefits after only one tank of gasoline:

• Improves fuel mileage an average of 2.3% and up to 5.7%
• Reduced emissions
— hydrocarbons (HC) up to 15%
— carbon monoxide (CO) up to 26%
— nitrous oxides (NOx) up to 17%
• Restored power and performance
• Reduced need for costly higher octane fuel
• Reduced noise from carbon rap and pre-ignition
• Better drivability
• Smoother operation

AMSOIL P.i. works as an “emissions passer.” It is ideal for use prior to emissions inspections.

Unsurpassed Deposit Clean-up with Amsoil Performance Improver
Port Fuel Injector Deposits form after the engine has been shut down and there is no gasoline flowing through the injectors. During this “hot soak” period the injectors heat up and the gasoline remaining in the injectors degrades and forms deposits. This can happen very quickly with the use of poor quality gasoline and short trip driving. Because the clearances within the injectors are extremely tight and injectors must deliver precise amounts of “atomized” fuel, even small amounts of deposits can cause injectors to malfunction. Fuel flow is reduced and spray patterns are disrupted, decreasing engine efficiency, power and fuel economy, while increasing exhaust emissions.

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Posted on May 28, 2011 by , Reply

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Fans – Harley Davidson.

Harley Davidson

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Nothing screams “America” like a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Not only are they an iconic bike associated with Americans, they are also popular among the rest of the world. Below we will discuss how the Harley Davidson company originated, why so many diverse people love Harley’s, and how Harley Davidson motorcycles are a staple in pop culture.

Two Men With a Vision

Harley Davidson

The Harley Davidson story goes all the way back to the turn of the last century. In 1901, a young man by the name of William S. Harley completed the first blueprint for an engine designed to fit in a bicycle. Harley partnered with Arthur Davidson to help him make his dreams come true. In 1903 Harley and Davidson made available to the public the first production Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The first bike was built to be a racer; the “factory” that the team worked out of was a 10 x 15 foot wooden shed that had the words “Harley-Davidson Motor Company” scrawled across the door. Later, Davidson’s brother Walter joined their team efforts. A year later the first Harley-Davidson dealer, C.H. Lang (of Chicago) opened for business. In 1905 the first full-time employee was hired to work for the company in Milwaukee.

Harley Davidson

In 1906 a new 28 x 80 foot factory was constructed, and six full-time employees were hired. The same year the first motorcycle catalogue was produced by the company; within the next year, a third Davidson brother, William, joined the Harley-Davidson team. By the end of the decade, the infamous “Bar and Shield” logo was trademarked and patented exclusively for the Harley-Davidson company.

Over the next two decades, Harley-Davidson had blossomed into the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world and remains so nearly an entire century later.

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What Makes H-D Motorcycles Unique

The thing that makes H-D motorcycles so unique is that they are a piece of Americana that has been a staple in pop culture for nearly a century. The Harley-Davidson motorcycle was a revolutionary piece of technology when it originated, and has continuously kept up to speed with each and every one of its non-American competitors.

Men and women who own and ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles are considered their own, special breed of person. Motorcycle gangs revolve around the H-D bike, as well as life-style. Harley-Davidson motorcycles are not merely a motorized bike, they are a way of life.

Harley Davidson in Hollywood and Beyond

Many celebrities are active Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners. The list of celebrities who are Harley-Davidson fans include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Lee, Bruce Willis, Burt Reynolds, Dan Aykroyd, David Hasselhoff, Gary Busey, George Clooney, Harrison Ford, James Belushi, Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Kate Hudson, Judd Nelson, Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson, Mickey Rourke, Pamela Anderson, Russell Crowe, Shannen Doherty, Stephen Baldwin and Tom Cruise all own and ride H-D motorcycles. Singer/musicians Anthony Kiedis, Axl Rose, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Dick Dale, Dwight Yoakam, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Travis Tritt are also proud owners of H-D motorcycles. Hollywood legends Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Peter Fonda, and Brigitte Bardot also were Harley owners. Musical legends Elvis Presley, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, John Denver and Willie Nelson also owned (or own) Harley’s. Even best-selling author Stephen King is a Harley-Davidson lover!

Harley-Davidson motorcycles have appeared in many movies over the years. Some of the H-D big screen appearances include: I Am Number Four, The Hit List, A Place in the Sun, They Were Expendable, Mad Max 2, Letters to Juliet, The Whole Ten Yards, Last Man Standing, and Stand By Me.

Harley-Davidson motorcycles can be found on personal bank checks. Order your Harley-Davidson checks and enjoy your riding year round. Live The Legend, by ordering your personalized bank checks online. http://www.coolchecks.net/harley-davidson-checks.php

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Posted on May 26, 2011 by , Reply

AMSOIL Break-In Oil (SAE 30)

OE 5W-20 Synthetic Motor Oil (OEM)

Break-In Oil (SAE 30) – BRK

Designed for High-Performance and Racing Engines

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Package sizes include:

1-Quart Bottle
1-Quart Bottles (case of 12)

AMSOIL Break-In Oil is an SAE 30 viscosity grade oil formulated without friction modifiers to allow for quick and efficient piston ring seating in new and rebuilt high-performance and racing engines. It contains zinc and phosphorus anti-wear additives to protect cam lobes, lifters and rockers during the critical break-in period when wear rates are highest, while its increased film strength protects rod and main bearings from damage. AMSOIL Break-In Oil is designed to increase compression, horsepower and torque for maximum engine performance.

Quickly Seats Rings
The primary goal during engine break-in is to seat the rings against the cylinder wall. Properly seated rings increase compression, resulting in maximum horsepower; they reduce oil consumption and prevent hot combustion gases from entering the crankcase. To achieve this, however, the oil must allow the correct level of “controlled wear” to occur between the cylinder wall/ring interface while maintaining wear protection on other critical engine parts. Insufficient break-in leaves behind peaks on the cylinder wall that prevent the rings from seating. The deeper valleys, meanwhile, allow excess oil to collect and burn during combustion, increasing oil consumption. Too much wear results in cylinder glazing due to peaks “rolling over” into the valleys and preventing oil from collecting and adequately lubricating the cylinder wall.

AMSOIL Break-In Oil’s friction-modifier-free formula allows the sharp peaks on newly honed cylinder walls (fig. 1) to partially flatten. The result produces more surface area for rings to seat against, allowing formation of a dynamic seal that increases compression, horsepower and torque (fig. 2).

Protects Critical Parts from Wear
New flat-tappet camshafts and lifters are not seasoned or broken in and must be heat-cycled to achieve proper hardness. During the break-in period, these components are susceptible to accelerated wear because they are splash-lubricated, unlike other areas of the engine that are pressure lubricated. AMSOIL Break-In Oil contains high levels of zinc and phosphorus (ZDDP) additives designed to provide the anti-wear protection required during this critical period.

Increased Film Strength
High-performance and racing engines often use aftermarket parts designed to increase torque and horsepower. The added stress can rupture the oil film responsible for preventing harmful metal-to-metal contact on rod and main bearings. The base oils in AMSOIL Break-In Oil provide increased film strength to protect bearings from wear.

APPLICATIONS
AMSOIL Break-In Oil is designed to effectively break in high-performance and racing engines requiring SAE 30 oil, helping maximize compression, horsepower and torque.

RECOMMENDATIONS
The engine builder’s or manufacturer’s break-in recommendations should be followed if available. Break-in period should not exceed 1,000 miles. When the rings fail to seat, the exhaust ports will have a large area of oil residue (Fig. 3). As the rings begin this process, less oil is passed and the oil residue area begins to shrink (Fig. 4). When the rings are fully seated and have formed a tight seal against the cylinder walls, no oil residue will be evident. Other common methods to determine if rings have seated include performing a leak-down test or horsepower measurements over time. Break-in duration will vary between engines. Afterwards, drain and fill the engine with an AMSOIL high-performance synthetic oil that meets builder or manufacturer specifications.

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Posted on May 18, 2011 by , Reply
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