What oil are you using?

[evil jose]

Brand and weight? And do you use a different weight between winter and summer or the same?

[cbrjames]

Yes :D

[66Deuce]

Mobil 1.

[kirbykajin]

Mobil 1.

me too.
5w 40. Cant fint 10/40 in synthetic anywhere...

[Stangquest]

Oil?

[stephen4785]

There was a good thread on here awhile back about oil. I used Rotella synt 10w40.You cn buy a gallon of it at wal mart for 12$. Iv read a few other posts of some guys running it and none of us have had any problems

[BottleRocket]

Just whatever came in the bike is working fine so far. Ill change it if something breaks

[evil jose]

Mobil 1.

That's what I was thinking about using. Are you guys using just regular automotive Mobile 1 or do they offer anything different for motorcycles?

[DFWminis]

Mobil 1.

yup red cap ...after I did this I notice a difference in shifting smoother...

[lowthreeohz]

That's what I was thinking about using. Are you guys using just regular automotive Mobile 1 or do they offer anything different for motorcycles?

MX4T.. it's a motorcycle blend.

[Super Coupe]

Canola

[Saladbar]

wesson... crisco... <- light though since it's colder out.

[spankustang]

Mobil 1 15w-50 for mine.
No problems

[Swamp Donkey]

Rotella T

[bug1124]

That's what I was thinking about using. Are you guys using just regular automotive Mobile 1 or do they offer anything different for motorcycles?

They do have a motorcycle version but the car version has served me just fine, plus its cheaper.

I use Mobil 1. When I tried the 15w-50 the bike felt down on power, so now I use 10w-30 or 10w-40.

[Evile753]

Mobil 1 .....

[bmxerbrett]

I run the honda oil. I have no idea what grade it is.

[ThreeFingerPete]

I always ran 15w-50 Red Cap in my R1. Be careful when running automotive oils, though as most popular weights, 10w-30, 5w-30, etc, are generally Energy Conserving, which means the oil has friction modifiers that will make your clutch slip.

*you can tell, because on the back of the bottle, in the seal looking circle, it will say EC, if it's not, then it will say some other b.s.*

[66Deuce]

They no longer have the red cap. It has changed to a gold cap and that's the kind I use. I am using the 15w-50. It went up a little in price, but still the best d@mn oil you can find IMO.

[ThreeFingerPete]

It's not the best, but it's good for 22$.

[turbostangguy]

and it tastes ggggggggrrrrrreat!!!!!

[66Deuce]

and it tastes ggggggggrrrrrreat!!!!!

LOL!

[grape]

we have our own stuff made...... :o

[fordracing19]

no amsoil users?

[speed3000gt]

Is the oil dealers use on 1000cc bikes synthetic? Does it make a big difference if I use regular oil in my R1 v.s. using synthetic oil?

[cbrjames]

I use the Silkolene 10-40 synthetic blend. Seems to work good for me.

[BCNU]

Royal Purple

[360 Notch]

Rotella T is one of the best... yea I know I work for Shell.

as much as I hate it when hes right ol Adam is correct when running auto oils.

The Rotella T and syn Rotella T are not EC oils and therefore are ok to use in wet clutch bikes.

One problem, as soon as the formulation changes to CJ-4 you cannot use the Rotella T in your bike so be carefull what you buy after Oct 15.

I run what the bike came with but probably should run the Rotella or Advance.



Pm me if you guys need a hook up on the Advance. Its not sold in the US but I think I can get enough for us.

Ubil

[sonicblue]

Mobil 1 MX2T, or Mobil 1 racing 2T (2 stroke dirt bike)

best deal for 2 strokes - Silkolene synth is $12 - $14 at bike shop, Mobil 1 $6.99 at Auto Zone

oh - I use Motul 10-40, or 10-30 in the tranny. or Bel Ray 80 weight gear oil.

[redpanhead]

I use 70w in the engine and trans. Now that the weather is cooling I'll switch to 60w. And if it gets cold enough I'll drop it down to a 50w. Too hard to kick start it with thick oil and cold weather.

[jag61180]

Maybe this will help.... If I had the money I would run Amsoil but instead I run Rotella T. 25k on a 2002 Yamaha Warrior with no problems thus far. And I have a wet clutch and no slippage.

http://www.syntheticwarehouse.com/brochures/motorcycle_oil_study.pdf

[white89gt]

Nothing but Amsoil 10/40 goes in the VTX. Its expensive at almost $60 for oil and filter but its the best bar none.

[Stephen]

noy enought oil thats for sure i seized up the piston on my bike last week

[5.0Coupe93]

Royal Purple for the quad....

[lwk2]

AmsOil