I have been using Mobil 1 for yeasr in both bikes wing and 954and I have not had any prob yet.

 

+1 for mobil 1

 

yooooo...synthetic boys...if you're using amsoil or other very good synthetics...there's no need to change at 3K!!!

there is plenty of myths going on...take it to www.bobistheoilguy.com and do the research for yourself!
better yet...order a kit from blackstone and start sending your oil away to be analyzed...

 

very true.. BUT personally i dont care.. piece of mind and it's the only thing protecting the engine.. i think i can drop a extra 30-40 bucks a time or two more then i NEED TOO to protect the bike

 

theres a lot of bull**** flying around in this forum. normally i dont post but lately i have been. if you go with a synthetic dont purchase a full synthetic that contains molybednums. (an additive that wears on the clutch. also never,never , never use oil from honda. honda service dealers do not use them except for initial service these oils such as honda gn4 are considered break in oils ive been using mobil 1 for the last 2k miles and felt a noticable difference in engine noise since switching from reg to synthetic. i am going to give amsoil a try this summer and see how it holds up under the heat. take care

 

need to clam down a notch marky... but anywayz.. amsoil is good i would recomend it

 

where are you getting this information from? i think you need to do more reading and research. i have never heard of moly wearing out a clutch. it's a friction modifier, if anything it would cause the clutch to slip. as far as your claim for honda GN4....and break in oil...sounds a lot like snake oil.

please, if you can...back your claim up with links, literature, etc.

 

So is it safe to say that a synthetic oil is the most recommended? I have heard a lot of different things from a lot of different people. I have talked to the local mechanics at numerous shops. Some recommend synthetics and some highly recommend not using it. I am on a fence here about what to use! A common piece of advice has been to run the HP4 synthetic blend. And that was not even at a Honda dealership. Most of the people I havequestioned told me to stay away from the full synthetics due to the clutch because of friction modifiers and gumming tendencies. I don't know what to believe.My 954 is getting close to needing its oil changed and based on input from quit a few people, everyone has something different to say. I would like to pick one type of oil and stay with it because the bike has very low miles on it.[/align]

 

Any good quality motorbike specific oil will work fine. How often do you read or hear of engine failure due to deficiences in oil? (apart from Trumpy 675s running out of it that is).

A mate used car oil and still got 196,000 km out of his 929.

 

Well that is just the thing. I know people who do use full synthetic and they have nothing negative to say about using a full synthetic. I figured I could get some good facts about it other then opinions from the mechanics at the local shops. I have also been told that going from a full synthetic to conventional is not a good idea at all.