What oil do you use in your Superhawk?
 

Not sure if this has been covered in the past, but I was curious...
What oil do you use?
Why?
What drain interval do you run?

For me:
I use Shell Rotella 15W40 (diesel rated oil) in all my bikes.
It is a very good oil with a very robust detergent package.
It has no friction modifiers so it causes no problems with clutch slip.
It is inexpensive and readily available.


I usually change it once per year - end of winter, just before riding season really gets going.
This works out to about 3000 miles on each change.
My bike stays in my garage all the time so heating/cooling cycles possibly leading to condensation inside the engine is not a problem.

Thanks,
Brian A

I use Goldeen Spectro 4 20w50 and Honda oil filters. Every 2K-3K miles.
http://www.cbxman.com/images/Spectro/32-1052_tn.jpg

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Did you just wake up from a coma? Or just join the internet? Is it winter all ready? :lol:

Mobil One Red Cap (15-50W) for me but they just recently changed their line up so it may be another color cap now. Any decent dino or synthetic NON-ENGERGY CONSERVING oil changed regularly is the key.

Mobil 1 10w40. The car stuff.

+1 on the Rotella Synthetic. Cheap and available at Wallyworld.

I'd post a link to oil and filter comparisons, but I'm sure you've all read it.

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For you guys using standard auto oil, do you ever have problems with clutch slip? A few years back I tried regular automotive oil and had clutch slip in 3 different bikes.
I switched to the Rotella (I don't run the synthetic, just regular Rotella) and no more clutch slip, ever. And I have certainly run the bikes hard enough to create clutch slip if it was going to occur.
From all my reading, auto oils contain friction modifiers that can cause problems for wet clutches.

Thanks,
Brian A

edit: Superbling - you might have nailed it. I don't think the NON energy conserving oils contain friction modifiers.

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CASTROL R4 SUPERBIKE

Another one here with Rotella T. Seems to soften up the gear box a little. (not much though)

i saw castorol has a "v-twin" oil that is formulated for higher temps....so they say... has anybody used this?

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I use Royal Purple Motorcycle Oil.

It's a little more but I think it's worth it. I have 45k plus very abusive miles on my hawk and she is still kickin ass.

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No, and you're the only person I know who actually had the problem. Dumpin' the clutch a lot?

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Actually no clutch dumping at all.
All occurances of clutch slip occured during aggressive roll on throttle applications.
1st or 2nd gear (maybe occasionally 3rd).
I didn't have to whack the throttle wide open all at once. Just roll on the throttle as the power built. When the engines got to their peak power area in the RPM range, the clutch would slip.
It was "spirited riding" to be sure, but not abusive.
In each bike the problem disappeared when I replaced the oil with Rotella diesel oil.

By the way, my Superhawk was not one of the bikes that had clutch slip. I have only used Rotella in it since I got it 2 years ago.

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i've heard that oils with additives will make your clutch do that.... thast why i always used hp4... that is until i found the castrol v-twin oil

Mobil 1 racing motorcycle oil and PureOne oil filter (better than factory per oil filter study guide). $10 a quart, pricey but spare no expense for my engine :D

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whats the part # for that oil filter?

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Amsoil 10-40 Synthetic MC Oil + PureOne filter PL14610

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Great info.
Thanks!

Brian

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What kind of oil?

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I can't say for certain, and I wish I could remember.
I want to guess it was Chevron or Havoline 20W50.
Maybe it was 10W30? I just don't remember.
I think the owners manuals said 10W30 was OK but I'm not sure I would have put 10W30 in.
Sorry I can't remember.
Since switching to he Rotella, I just never thought much more about it.
I went for ride this afternoon on my CBR1000F (one that had slipped the clutch with the old oil.)
Just to check, I did a few hard pulls in 2nd and 3rd up to near red line.
Not a bit of clutch slip.

Thanks.
Brian

I thought that, once you had the problem, it required a new clutch to fix. Seems like your experience reveals there is no harm in trying.