Quote Originally Posted by k0mpressor View Post
Hard to believe but these so called highway breakdowns do not happen in real life nowadays. The "strained engine" myth is also one of the arguments that the opposing groups used during the deliberations back then but were easily debunked by the petitioners. It may still hold water if we are talking about old two stroke engines with defective autolube systems but those can already be considered as things of the past since more than 90% of motorcycles today, including business models already are on 4-stroke engines.


We did a north luzon ride way back 2005 and several small bikes including a stock 115cc yamaha mio, a stock 150cc Suzuki Raider, a stock 110cc kymco underbone and even a stock two-stroke 100cc Kymco scooter joined the ride (The rest were big displacement bikes and big scooters). The ride pace never went below 60km/h since it started in the wee hours of the morning and was averaging 80-100km/h on long stretches. From Manila to Tugegarao, the only food and bathroom stopovers were in San Jose, Nueva Ecija and Aritao in Nueva Viscaya. Considering the speeds and lengths of the said stretches, the expressways can be considered as a walk in the park since they are not as long and one can comfortably cruise on constant speeds compared to national highways with fewer lanes and lots of slow-moving trucks that need to be overtaken.

Regarding those said small bikes, again hard to believe but they are still running in good condition as of writing and have already clocked more than 100,000kms without overhauls. Straight/constant highway runs at 80-100km/h are actually better for those small four-stroke engines because the loads do not vary too much/are constant, the engine oil circulates freely and the engine is cooled way better than consistently accelerating and braking and accelerating and braking while dodging obstacles on national highways which was frequently experienced when passing capitols and town centers.


However, may mga pasaway din na mod ng mod ng mga motor nila. Yun yung mga nababalian ng mga con rods, natutukuran ng mga valves, seized pistons, etc. Even four wheelers have their own share of dilapidated units and owners who neglect or wrongfully mod their engines.
why not do it daily so that we can test the myth.