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Old 06-18-2011, 02:55 PM
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Default Synthetic Oil for a CBR1000F?
Anyone got experience of Sythetic Oil in a CBR1000F please - better, worse, advisable or not? i'd like to know anyone's experiences please.
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Ow no , hot the oil rave again .... lolol

Sorry , its not you mbooth1 , this is a thread that has quite a few existing cousins kicking around in here ...lolol

Ok , but to start the oil rolling , Full Synthetic is IMO not a good choice for these heavy CBR's

It can cause clutch slipping ..

These older CBR's will run fine on even Diesel engine oil and near anything else of a good quality ...

I rest my case.. and om sure a few more of the guys will give there testimony soon enough .... lolol


BTW ....Welcome aboard the CBRF and our Hurricane section mate .... :-)
 
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Along those lines, what should I be running for weight? Summer in New England is 70 to 90 degrees. 40K on her now, so a little heavy is ok?

Sorry to jump your post but I was thinking the same thing about synthetics.
 
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Those temps are pretty average and similar to where I am for allot of the year ... you will find that most guys and I include myself run 20-50 ..
 
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When I had synth in my bike (between 80k-90k miles) I would get weeping around the shift rod seal and the countershaft seal (leaving a small puddle on the floor). So I stopped that experiment and went with 15w-40 heavy duty diesel oil.
 
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Thumbs up semi synthetic
From experience I would say dont use semi synthetic. I got clutch slip.

Now running 20/50 sweet.
 
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I now have semi synthetic for running in after top end rebuild & have noticed much smother gear changes than the ol dino 20w40, my mech says to go to full synthetic once run in. I would like to go full synthetic but gee it is expensive (the semi synthetic cost over $70)
 
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damn we're spoiled in the States. I get pissed if a gallon of full synth (which I run on my Element) is over $25
 
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Originally Posted by Rhodeislander
Along those lines, what should I be running for weight? Summer in New England is 70 to 90 degrees. 40K on her now, so a little heavy is ok?

Sorry to jump your post but I was thinking the same thing about synthetics.
As Steve-o said 10/40 15/40 even 20/50 is fine.

Contrary to what Steve-o said - synthetics are OK , but car oils are NOT.

Put diesel oil in the bike at 15/40 or anything close. Our temps are same as yours, even up to 45C (whatever that is in F) in summer.
 
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I always use fully synthetic 10/40 without any problems.

At the mo she has this in her


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