other than to give me something to worry about).
That's so true, my first bike was a used 1958 HD RoadKing Panhead, with side shift. I bought it in 1960, and put 80,000 miles on it before selling it to a buddy for $400. I never worried about oil temp. I might have even used automobile oil in the damn thing if it was 20-50. God only knows what I used in the gearbox and chaincase. It made really scary lifter sounds, and vibrated enough to make your teeth chatter, and it leaked like a sieve, and I never worried about it getting overheated I just ran it day and night. BUT it never failed me. Now we worry about oil temperature, the oil blends we used in the 3 holes, the electronics, the belts, and we even carry a tire repair kit with us, if the bike makes a noise that is imperceptible to someone else, our nerves are shot, if there is one dull spot on the paint that you missed when you waxed it, your day is ruined, if the whitewall has a mark on it, we stop whatever we are doing and wash the bike, even if it means that we have to give up riding for the day.
Most guys will never ride enough to wear out a bike, but we sure love to baby them to death.
No wonder we end up getting high blood pressure, heart problems, and shingles.
The bottom line is, if we were in a major accident, and were just barely conscious, the first thing we would think about was how bad the BIKE was hurt.