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oil question

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do u guys use regular motor oil or do u use specified motorcycle motor oil?

a guy i know had a bike he said he just used normal car oil, and a shop i called to get some parts prices said that it dosnt have the right additives and will froth in the trans.
i duno

let me know what u guys think

cya
brad
 
I use regular dino 10w-40. And change it regularly every 2000 miles. My feelings would be that the shop just wants to get you to buy their stuff. If it's no more expensive than what you'd get elsewhere, than I'd get it.

Brad tt
 
Yup, I likes me some plain ole' Castrol 10-40 in my scoot. Don't be using that there new fangled energy conserving oil, yer clutch might'n not grip like it should!
 
Penn

Penn

I used regular, old Pennzoil 10-40 but I'm sure Castrol is very good, too. The main thing you've got to watch out for is the "conservation" symbol because it will cause your clutch to slip.

(Compare the symbol on a similar brand of 10-30 and you'll recognize the difference.) 8)
 
My clutch didn't act right on Castrol GTX. So I went back to Shell Rotella T. 15W-40.

She likes it, cheap enogh too.

Man, I sure wish I had that Popcorn eating Emoticon.

:wink:
 
I went with 20w-50 on the 750 once. It worked well, but when the weather was still cold it took about 5-10 minutes for the engine to heat the oil enough. Up to that point the gears were real tight.

Brad tt
 
Interesting, I had assumed that the anti-frothing additives in the motorcycle specific oil were virtually a requirement. That and I didn't realize that car oils were compatible with the motorcycle clutch... Learn something new every day. This will save me some money!
 
i work at a lube shop, so once the hot summer comes, im gonna put in some auto Mobil 1 15w50 8)

got motul semi-syn 10-40 in now.


:roll:


poot
 
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