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    Re: Buying a used dominator, anything to look out for in the engine?

    That's a beautiful bike. Great find. I always fancied building one of these.
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    Re: Buying a used dominator, anything to look out for in the engine?

    Quote Originally Posted by Loomesy View Post
    I read somewhere on here that Dommies can potentially run at about 120 degrees, so youd need an oil gauge that goes to beyond this...
    Past 120' Celsius oil starts cookin. It's best to roll off the throttle a bit when you go past 120 degrees... It CAN run, it WILL run, but it's risky, especially if you plan to use the bike for more than 5000 miles.

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    Re: Buying a used dominator, anything to look out for in the engine?

    They will often run at around 120 degrees, whether they can is up for debate...

    Mine starts boozin' oil at those temperatures, and it hasn't got a lot to spare there. I've heard of people who had good results with a 10W50 oil, but I've yet to try it myself...
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    Re: Buying a used dominator, anything to look out for in the engine?

    garrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, cant find insurance and and the bidding ends in an hour

    if anyone wants it (and has had bike isurace in the last year which seems to be the sticking point)

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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