What weight??
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What weight??
Which oil weight do you guys find to be the best for you in terms of enginge running, gear change etc??
I know 10W/40 synth is the most common, but I'm thinking of trying 15W/50 or 20W/50 which I am using in my GPZ900R.
What's your experience?
I live in Sweden and I only ride in apx 15-25 degrees celsius.. That's 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit, for you US-citizens
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Jakob
I know 10W/40 synth is the most common, but I'm thinking of trying 15W/50 or 20W/50 which I am using in my GPZ900R.
What's your experience?
I live in Sweden and I only ride in apx 15-25 degrees celsius.. That's 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit, for you US-citizens
Regards
Jakob
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I use Rotella T6 5w40 full synthetic most of the time. Sometimes Mobil 1 full synthetic 10w40 car oil, sometimes regular Rotella 15w40.
With the first number, usually the lower the better. They will all be much thicker cold than warm, and with the lower number up front you get better flow on cold starts.
With the second number, some people do run 50 instead of 40, I just don't. No reason to, really.
Synthetic oil shouldn't cause clutch slip. If you have clutch slip with synthetic, you have a clutch problem. Many of us use synthetics.
With the first number, usually the lower the better. They will all be much thicker cold than warm, and with the lower number up front you get better flow on cold starts.
With the second number, some people do run 50 instead of 40, I just don't. No reason to, really.
Originally Posted by Bordo
I run Castrol GPS Power 1 10w 40 Semi Synth. I have little to no cam chain rattle. Don't run a fully synthetic as you may experience clutch slip. I think a few of the guys here that have used fully synthetic have had clutch slip.
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10-15-2013, 11:15 PM
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I use Rotella T6 5w40 full synthetic most of the time. Sometimes Mobil 1 full synthetic 10w40 car oil, sometimes regular Rotella 15w40.
With the first number, usually the lower the better. They will all be much thicker cold than warm, and with the lower number up front you get better flow on cold starts.
With the second number, some people do run 50 instead of 40, I just don't. No reason to, really.
Synthetic oil shouldn't cause clutch slip. If you have clutch slip with synthetic, you have a clutch problem. Many of us use synthetics.
With the first number, usually the lower the better. They will all be much thicker cold than warm, and with the lower number up front you get better flow on cold starts.
With the second number, some people do run 50 instead of 40, I just don't. No reason to, really.
Synthetic oil shouldn't cause clutch slip. If you have clutch slip with synthetic, you have a clutch problem. Many of us use synthetics.
I don't have a clutch problem as I use a semi synthetic oil. Some have indicated in the past that they have had issues in this bike and the Blackbird with fully synthetic with clutch slip. I'm just going on what I read here in the past.