jdzx14
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posted August 06, 2007 07:36 PM
Poll Question:
Vote which oil you use!!!!
Well all this talk about oil has made me curious, mainly cause my clucthes are slipping and I use amsoil 10w40 synthetic. And I also had a bike mechanic tell me that its because I use synthetic oil, but I thought that was for slipper clutches only! Well I figured why not make a poll!!!! Sorry if I left out some but there are only 10 spots! But maybe this will clear up on which oil is popular and trustworthy!
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Poll Results:
 10 votes (15%)
Amsoil synthetic
3 votes (5%)
Motul non syn
10 votes (15%)
Motul syn
22 votes (33%)
Mobil 1 syn
2 votes (3%)
Mobil 1 non syn
9 votes (14%)
Rotella syn
4 votes (6%)
Castrol syn
2 votes (3%)
Castrol non syn
3 votes (5%)
Kawi non syn
1 votes (2%)
Kawi syn
  
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mark524
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posted August 06, 2007 07:48 PM
when I went to amsoil, my shifts got smoother, and my second clutch has almost twice the runs on it as the first before it went out. still going strong.
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stevewfl
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posted August 06, 2007 08:54 PM
we needed another oil thread LoL
ok which bike am I voting the oil on anyway, the track bike or 14 I don't think it allows two votes :P
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Ojref
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posted August 06, 2007 11:35 PM
There should be an option for "Blood of your enemies", cause that's what I use.
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dubious
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posted August 07, 2007 04:43 AM
 Edited By: dubious on 7 Aug 2007 05:43
amsoil m/c specific and all other m/c specific synthetics have anti foam additives, and little or no molly, which is the cause of slipping clutches.
If you use m/c specific oils yur cams and top end will last longer due to no foaming at high rpm, and the clutches will be ok since it does not have the molly content of the auto oils.
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butterthegreat
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posted August 07, 2007 11:55 AM
Where's shell rotella t full synthetic at?
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Flame On
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posted August 07, 2007 03:29 PM
Is 20/50 oil better for racing & ridding hard?
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bigdtd
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posted August 07, 2007 06:26 PM
i have heard in the past that synthetic coud make the clutch slip, but a lot of folks say otherwise. i am still running motul non-synthetic at 3600.
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zxbob
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posted August 08, 2007 04:03 AM
I run Red Line 10W40 ......... the best IMHO
Bob
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michaelball31
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posted August 08, 2007 04:06 AM
hey has anyone ran the royal purple synthetic oil in their bikes.Im considering using it, and I'm looking to see if anyone else has.
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Nookie
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posted August 08, 2007 04:40 AM
I am running it since 600 miles, I now have 5100 no problems.
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THEMADKAW
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posted August 08, 2007 05:59 AM
this is my first time using amsoil and it seems pretty good. still think i'm gonna go back to motul 300v though. ran it for years in my 12 and love it no probs at all.
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jdzx14
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posted August 08, 2007 01:02 PM
Edited By: jdzx14 on 8 Aug 2007 14:04
Well it looks like alot of mobil 1 users, I wanted to use mobil 1 cause thats what I have run in all my race cars and street machines with absolutley no problems. But everyone was telling me that its not good to use car oil in a bike so I spent 10.00 a quart for amsoil which I guess is good oil. I guess it comes down to what smokin said in the other thread which is it comes down to the rider on weather clutches fail not the oil!! So that said what weight do all you mobil 1 guys use? Thanks.
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stevewfl
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posted August 08, 2007 01:45 PM
motul rules in my race bike.... the ZX14 I could care less but I dump Rotella synth in it
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Stalwart
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posted August 08, 2007 01:55 PM
Astroglide, oil isn't good for the skin :P
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stevewfl
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posted August 08, 2007 01:58 PM
But use GUN OIL on your bow before bear hunting :P
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Hawkman
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posted August 08, 2007 03:05 PM
quote:
Well it looks like alot of mobil 1 users, I wanted to use mobil 1 cause thats what I have run in all my race cars and street machines with absolutley no problems. But everyone was telling me that its not good to use car oil in a bike so I spent 10.00 a quart for amsoil which I guess is good oil. I guess it comes down to what smokin said in the other thread which is it comes down to the rider on weather clutches fail not the oil!! So that said what weight do all you mobil 1 guys use? Thanks.
I use the high performance 15w50 oil. Had 40k miles on my ZX-12R without any problems with the clutch or motor.
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ninjaboy311
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posted August 08, 2007 03:50 PM
Amsoil fully synthetic motorcycle oil...Getting 250 passes on OEM ZX-14 clutches with no slippage and no burns on clutch plates at all!!
Amsoil is what I run in everything I own, even my mower and generator.
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posted August 08, 2007 04:00 PM
Motul 5100 semi-synthetic - over 100,000 miles with this oil in the last 5 bikes I've had.
Nuf said.
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stevewfl
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posted August 09, 2007 11:59 AM
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Motul 5100 semi-synthetic - over 100,000 miles with this oil in the last 5 bikes I've had.
Nuf said.
D, you've ran a total of 500,000 miles on your last 5 bikes? Mind telling me which brand/model they are? Of course I suspect HONDA...
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FasterThanStink
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posted August 09, 2007 05:15 PM
Mobile one Non Synthetic!?? WTF? All Mobile one products are synthetic.
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stevewfl
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posted August 09, 2007 05:17 PM
ya its getting crazy regarding comments huh
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FasterThanStink
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posted August 09, 2007 06:17 PM
We should just have a permanent oil thread as a "sticky" at the top and be done with it. We could always post amazing oil testimonials when we get bored. :milk
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ZX-14 90049
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posted August 09, 2007 08:38 PM
Astroglide
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stevewfl
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posted August 09, 2007 09:01 PM
Edited By: stevewfl on 9 Aug 2007 22:02
quote:
Astroglide
LMAO is that anything like this stuff some wiminz insist on:
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