CBR1000f Clutch

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Feb 12, 2019 | 11:58 AM

#21

T town brandon

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Originally Posted by slowpoke

I remember some motor oils contained graphite or molybdenum. The graphite and moly would coat the clutch plates making them slip. But I think that was several decades ago. The "energy conserving" oils of today also have an additive that can coat clutch plates.

I use rotella in mine not the synthetic just the original diesel oil dosent have the friction modifiers in it to cause it to slip either

Mar 14, 2019 | 06:29 PM

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bonester

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Synthetics are not the problem- you cannot use an oil that is either Friction Modified nor Energy Conserving. SOME car oils contain these and cannot be used- I use Valvoline Engine Armour Semi-Synthetic car oil in most of my bikes and have done for well over 100000km of use. No clutch issues so far caused by the oil.