oil types
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SuperBike
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,455
From: Williamsburg, VA
Alright, alright...
If you couldn't tell we don't get this question very often. So when it gets asked we take the opportunity to make jokes at the questioners expense.
The real answer is to use anything vegetable based. It has a higher flash point and makes your bike smell like McDonalds fries.
Or you could try whatever the owners manual calls for, just stay away from anything with "extended life". Those have additives that are really bad for the engine and clutch. Try and change the oil every 2-3000 miles.
(that last part was serious)
Welcome!
If you couldn't tell we don't get this question very often. So when it gets asked we take the opportunity to make jokes at the questioners expense.
The real answer is to use anything vegetable based. It has a higher flash point and makes your bike smell like McDonalds fries.
Or you could try whatever the owners manual calls for, just stay away from anything with "extended life". Those have additives that are really bad for the engine and clutch. Try and change the oil every 2-3000 miles.
(that last part was serious)
Welcome!
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MotoGP
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,825
From: Triad, NC
I like to save up my hair oil. It takes a while, but by the time you have enough... it's time to change it in the bike. Though, now that my hair is falling out.. it takes longer.
Can you tell everyone is tired of oil questions?
Can you tell everyone is tired of oil questions?
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SuperSport
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 807
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
I'm with drew c14 on the vegetable based stuff. But whatever you do, use something low in trans fats. If you use a high trans fat oil, all the gears in the transmission (the trans) will get really big (fat) and the cases will swell and split open and spill oil and transmission parts all over your garage floor. Don't ask me how I know.
Fastest Color
SuperBike
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,091
From: Lithia, FL
Seriously, I use Mobil 1 15W-50 in all my vehicles and it rocks!
When I pull it outta the SH after 3K miles it's always nice enough to reuse in my smoker. Smoked mullet tastes best with a little chain lube to help it go down...
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Back Marker
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 219
in all seriousness i don't buy the honda stuff i recently used mobil 1 full synthetic 10w-30 (only in summer i switch to 10w-40 when the temp drops) and a mobil m-108 oil filter. all of this is available at auto zone and you should be good to go. if you were wondering about my lack of veggie or hair oil cracks i have to few post to start making cracks yet. but god help us when i do
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MotoGP
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 2,553
From: South Texas
Damn, I had to go look this one up:
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MotoGP
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,547
From: Way Out West
Yoiu don't know 'cause you are new, but guys are having fun at your expense 'cause "best oil" has been beaten to death on the site, and the archives are full of it.
Any "motorcycle specific" oil will work fine, from $3.29/quart Valvoline to high end synthetics for $10-$15 per quart.
Most "car oils" have reduced zinc and phosphorous and are inadequate for bikes. The exception is Mobil 1 15w50, which virtually everybody agrees is a great, reasonably priced choice for most bikes.
For cheap ***** like myself, a good 15w40 universal (aka diesel) is as good as anything. The most popular is Shell Rotella, which is available at Chi-Com Mart for under $9 per gallon. I personally use Super Tech 15w40 which a local Walmart sells for $1.48 per quart.
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Squid
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2
From: afton Ny
i know u guys are making fun. im not retarded haha. i just dont feel like putting in crappy oil. something thats worth buying. i was just going to put in 10w-30 but was not sure what was best. when i start upgrading my bike ill come up with new and better questions
sound good to you guys?
sound good to you guys?
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MotoGP
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,547
From: Way Out West
i know u guys are making fun. im not retarded haha. i just dont feel like putting in crappy oil. something thats worth buying. i was just going to put in 10w-30 but was not sure what was best. when i start upgrading my bike ill come up with new and better questions sound good to you guys?
sound good to you guys?
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