well, dang, my cranky thread lives on.

so far... 18k miles and the centa rollers work... if it sits any length of time... I get 1-2 quarts out of the sump... or I blow smoke and burnt dermot out of the exhaust.

Right now I am putting back together a 1978 Goldwing I bought new... the engine is like new AT 140,000 MILES.

Maybe 1970's technology might have been a good idea