Facts mostly please, just gathering data here in the form of a poll
Miguel,
What happened to the data posted in '05 by Scott the petro-test engineer?
Good stuff, particularly the fuel contamination data.
Regards,
VFR_ATL
The Official Oil Thread
Started by HispanicSlammer, Dec 09 2007 11:31 PM
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 08:55 AM
Miguel,
What happened to the data posted in '05 by Scott the petro-test engineer?
Good stuff, particularly the fuel contamination data.
Regards,
VFR_ATL
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 09:25 AM
Amsoil 10w-40 Motorcycle specific formula for me.
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 09:26 AM
Honda Branded, Synthetic, Motorcycle Specific,10w/40..........works great, stays clean, never an oil related issue in "YEARS/ MANY MILES" of using it in all my Hondas (50cc through 1832cc/ every engine design)...... Exception: Triumph Branded/ Specially Formulated Mobil 1 Synthetic/ Motorcycle Specific, 15w/50 in the Triumph Speed Triple....... :thumbsup:
Skuuter,
I'm not attempting to be a smarta$$ at all. I know that in recent years you have not kept bikes for a very long time and you trade around alot, so I wouldn't think that you would put a staggering number of miles on one bike. Therefore the long term effects of using a certain oil can't be seen. Have you had any other bikes in the past that you have used this iol in and stacked alot of miles on? Again, I'm not calling you out at all. Just wondering.
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 09:47 AM
I'm surprised about all the responses of folks using synthetic. I thought the manual said not to use oil with certain kind of friction additives or something, and every synthetic I've seen has them in the oil?
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 09:50 AM
I trade bikes a lot only in recent years(only since 2001)....have owned several bikes with 80,000 to 100,000+ miles on them over the years. I also always own more than one bike, so some stay longer than others as some get traded. A lot of the bikes I own now see 16,000 to 27,000 miles per year of daily riding. Lot of start-ups, shut-downs, twisties, cruising, etc. I had a little 750 Shadow(single/ divorced) that had 112,000 on it in 40 months once(and I owned some other bikes while I kept it).........sorry, I can't give better "qualified" opinions, maybe riders that ride "more often", and rack up "more miles" could give better evaluations on oil "durability"............................Honda Branded, Synthetic, Motorcycle Specific,10w/40..........works great, stays clean, never an oil related issue in "YEARS/ MANY MILES" of using it in all my Hondas (50cc through 1832cc/ every engine design)...... Exception: Triumph Branded/ Specially Formulated Mobil 1 Synthetic/ Motorcycle Specific, 15w/50 in the Triumph Speed Triple....... :thumbsup:
Skuuter,
I'm not attempting to be a smarta$$ at all. I know that in recent years you have not kept bikes for a very long time and you trade around alot, so I wouldn't think that you would put a staggering number of miles on one bike. Therefore the long term effects of using a certain oil can't be seen. Have you had any other bikes in the past that you have used this iol in and stacked alot of miles on? Again, I'm not calling you out at all. Just wondering.
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 10:00 AM
Facts mostly please, just gathering data here in the form of a poll
Miguel,
What happened to the data posted in '05 by Scott the petro-test engineer?
Good stuff, particularly the fuel contamination data.
Regards,
VFR_ATL
He told me that one of his clients read the info he was posting here and he feared for his job, so he asked me to delete his account and all his posts. Too bad.
"May the road rise to meet you." miguel@vfrdiscussion.com
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 10:50 AM
Synthetic motorcycle oil won't have the friction modifiers. I use Shell Advance and it comes in many flavours but all without friction modifiers.I'm surprised about all the responses of folks using synthetic. I thought the manual said not to use oil with certain kind of friction additives or something, and every synthetic I've seen has them in the oil?
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 10:56 AM
Moly is a wet clutch no-no.....some Honda synthetics have it, some don't..............but what do I know........... 
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 11:10 AM
I'm a long time Mobil 1 advocate and it has always tested at or new the top of every category, but I recently made the switch to
Shell Rotella T Synthetic based on it's test results(always right up there with MB 1) and lower cost the MB 1 also one of the few "C" rated oils out there which seem to be good for our bikes.
My MB Diesel, track bike and VFR all have Rotella T Synthetic in them! :thumbsup:
I also like the info on oil found here, they also have a great oil filter cross reference listed to and I now use only WalMart's SuperTech ST 7317 filters as they have superior filtering then most at the cheapest price(made by Champion)
http://www.calsci.co...info/Oils1.html
Shell Rotella T Synthetic based on it's test results(always right up there with MB 1) and lower cost the MB 1 also one of the few "C" rated oils out there which seem to be good for our bikes.
My MB Diesel, track bike and VFR all have Rotella T Synthetic in them! :thumbsup:
I also like the info on oil found here, they also have a great oil filter cross reference listed to and I now use only WalMart's SuperTech ST 7317 filters as they have superior filtering then most at the cheapest price(made by Champion)
http://www.calsci.co...info/Oils1.html
02 VFR w/99,000 miles plus! Penske, revalved forks, V1, PP/PR2's
Thinking about a valve check at 100k, NOT!
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Posted 10 December 2007 - 11:31 AM
I know the list of brands is far from complete but I added the major brands that seem to be talked about most here, and those you can find most anywhere - at least in the US. Other seems will be a large portion of this poll.
discuss, but dont biotch here. Facts mostly please, just gathering data here in the form of a poll
If you want to throw more fuel on the fire - add a survey lines - break in with dino and add synthetic later ~7500miles or short break in oil and change immediately to synth on first oil change. I'm sure that will light a fuse....
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