[Old Okie]

Many rears ago, when I was younger and crazier, I seized a CB77/305 engine.
It seized because I went too fast for too long. This happened on the Kansas/Oklahoma border,
at night. The engine locked up and locked the rear wheel. I pulled the clutch
and coasted for a long way, I was going about 100mph when it seized. I finally slowly let the
clutch out and the engine started. I had no choice but to try to make it home.The engine rattled
and smoked all the way to Oklahoma City, 165 miles more or less.
Being nearly penniless I elected to rebuild the top end myself. Got her done with the help of
a mechanic at the Honda dealership. Bored to first oversize, new pistons, rings and pins and she
ran for many more years.

 

[Old Okie]

The cause of the seizure, according to the Honda shop I frequented, was
lack of lubrication in the piston area. They said if you are going to go that fast for
any distance you should close the throttle occasionally to pull oil up to the cylinder walls.
Makes sense to me. I am older and wiser now, I hope, and I do not ride that way any longer.
I may not be totally sane, I rode my BMW R100RT all out to 120mph on the speedometer
and ran the CX500 Turbo to an indicated 128mph.

 

[Old Okie]

What can be done to improve the oil supply to
the left rod bearing???