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Husqvarna
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I rode today and didn't notice anything wrong .... It's just a different bike that what most are use too
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I wonder if it's caused by lack of oil circulation at the clutch or because the clutch spins faster due to it being crank mounted and gets less lube.... With mine in gear and clutch pulled in the bike will try to lunge when I rev it in gear.... I try to just hit neutral before a stop , my 2012 511 has no starting issues in gear.
I thought the primary function of oil was to eliminate friction hence lowering heat generated by the piston/rings/tranny/clutch and all bearings ? Your engine cases do the job of drawwing out the heat in the oil.... A good example are the bearings in the axle of my trailer, they never get hot, warm but not hot because the axle transfers the heat away from the bearing threw the grease..... A caterpillar diesel engine can deliver over 2600 foot pounds . That's a lot of force on bearings day in and day out running 2,000,000 miles in the life of the motor and 15/40 does the job. In the case of a turbo charger the oil is the coolant first then lube.... I agree that the flowing oil in the engine cooles the engine parts but you must have good lube to keep them from wearing out and oil that stays in contact with parts long enouph to transfer heat out of them. As long as the engine has well placed oilers shouldn't be a problem with what you run as long as you stick with it. It's a trade off, the piston might like 0-40w but the cam likes 10-50.or the tranny prefers 20-60........ Can't win them all when it comes to the kind of oil we run in our bikes.The primary function of the oil in your engine is as a coolant, lubrication 2nd.
I thought the primary function of oil was to eliminate friction hence lowering heat generated by the piston/rings/tranny/clutch and all bearings ? Your engine cases do the job of drawwing out the heat in the oil....
In an earlier section I said that thicker oils are usually needed in racing situations but not necessarily. Remember that a major function of oil is to cool the inside of your engine. In ASTM D 4485 3.1.4: “Terminology: Engine oil- a liquid that reduces friction and wear between moving parts within an engine, and also serves as a coolant.” Since the oil with a viscosity of 10 cS at 212 F thins to a viscosity of 3 cS at 302 F we will get more flow. The pressure will go down some as well. This is OK as long as we have a minimum of pressure to move the oil.
I agree that the flowing oil in the engine cooles the engine parts but you must have good lube to keep them from wearing out and oil that stays in contact with parts long enouph to transfer heat out of them
. As long as the engine has well placed oilers shouldn't be a problem with what you run as long as you stick with it. It's a trade off, the piston might like 0-40w but the cam likes 10-50.or the tranny prefers 20-60........ Can't win them all when it comes to the kind of oil we run in our bikes.
I have the 511 same issue... struggles to start in gear with clutch pulled in... using motul 7100 10w-60... around 820kms
I hate my bike there are too many engineering flaws. I don't have time to re-engineer a bike that has been re-engineered. I don't trust 0w oil. I can't help but to be shocked if I don't do certain things to my bike it will let me down. Everything I thought I knew about taking care of good machinery has left me for my higher power. Good luck with your bike issues. I will be back when I have questions about mine. ...
This was actually quoted from Dr. Haas’s article in chapter four and was part from The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), I do apologize for not properly citing. There is a problem with the Kymco cases in regards to heat conduction, but that is another topic all together.
Link to Dr.Haas Ch. 4
The higher the flow, the higher the cooling, the higher the lubrication. This is why when the Ferrari formula one team went from SAE 10 grade oil to SAE 5. SAE 5 flows much better than 10 and the engine temperature dropped. Now, we can’t just trade our 40 grade for 30 in our Kymco engines (although that’s exactly what I did in my racing KTM’s, but I did oil pressure testing) because our pressure would drop to the point at which our flow would suffer.
Well, lets look at the facts here. The Kymco 449/511 engine requires a viscosity thickness of 13.3cSt @100°C in order to form the proper oil layer thickness on all internal parts. All 40 grade oils are not equal, the same is true with 50 and 60 grade oils as well. But generally speaking, most 40 grade oils are about 13cSt@100°C, 50 grade oils are about 18cSt@100°C and 60 grade oils are 24cSt@100°C. There’s not a huge difference in flow between what is recommended and the average 50 grade oil @100°C, but the 50 will flow less and the 60 is almost twice as thick @100°C, hence the flow will be half as much. If heavier grade oil is used in the Kymco engine, cooling will be reduced proportionately.
With that said, my point about the clutches dragging was that most of the riders that I have seen with clutch problems were not using the recommended oil thicknesses. This might be causing an internal cooling issue which could be causing the clutch plates to warp and drag. I have seen other issues that stemmed from over heated oil, such as the torque limiter failure. Or it may be as simple as not being thin enough to provide adequate functionality to the clutch until the oil has been warmed and allowed to thin.
Cheers Tinken. The bikes been running on Motul 7100 10w60 full syth without issues up until now. Maybe I will try the 10w40 before I take it somewhere else. Clutch is a Brembo which runs DOT4.That clutch is nearly bullet proof. But it does tend to drag with the thicker oils. In most cases, the use of Mobil 1 0W40 has cured most drag problems associated with the 449 engine. I would also think about changing out your clutch fluid to a mineral oil based fluid.
My retraction; do not use mineral oil in a Brembo clutch. Mineral oil deteriorates the plunger. Use Dot 4 or 5.1.That clutch is nearly bullet proof. But it does tend to drag with the thicker oils. In most cases, the use of Mobil 1 0W40 has cured most drag problems associated with the 449 engine.I would also think about changing out your clutch fluid to a mineral oil based fluid.