Recent content by AtomicNumber53

Originally Posted by 02SE Ok, I'm curious. What makes shifting a bike unsafe? It's not about what IS unsafe, but about what CAN BE unsafe. Simply being on 2 wheels can be unsafe, which becomes more unsafe with slippery roads, potholes and other hazards, and especially cagers riding beside us...

Made a spreadsheet about this a few months back.... https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...ls-around-15w-40-or-thicker-characterist

Maybe this will help... https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...ls-around-15w-40-or-thicker-characterist

Or you could just be smart and ride a motor scooter instead of a motorcycle. I saw a statistic that stated motorcyclists are more than 3x likely to get in an accident (or maybe it was flat-out DIE?) than those on scooters. Plenty of valid theories as to why that is, and they all make sense to...

I'm fairly certain that either option would be good for trucks. I'm mostly referring to motorcycles that share a sump for both engine and transmission lubrication.... Some people say the 5w-40 shears too quickly in that regard. Theoretically, it should.... but I'd rather stick to a 15w-40 if at...

Originally Posted by sloinker Came across abrand called HAWGBLUD 20W50 for motorcycles with shared sumps. $59 a gallon from Amazon. PAO/Ester blend. Looks promising... I'd be way more interested in their other oils, tho. If only they had a TDS / PDS with their oils' specs. . . .

Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo One of the labs (I forget if it was Polaris or TestOil) said that even GC is not accurate at rates higher than 5%... going back to my original point that flashpoint is as good a tool as any of these questionable results, if it's even valid. SonOfJoe even doubts...

Just received a response from someone with WearCheck. Apparently their Mob 2 UOA only includes ONE of the 4 or 5 features mentioned in the spreadsheet for that extra $10 cost. Kinda makes it irrelevant, since only the Particle Count costs $10. Might just remove the Mob 2 option unless my...

Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Originally Posted by krismoriah72 The HDEO JASO MA/MA2 cert has always baffled me. Just those words on Rotella jugs has sold them probably millions of gallons of oil to powersports. And yes just about every forum or facebook group has someone smart enough to remind...

Originally Posted by ad244 Its in the sump and gearbox of my Zuma 125 commuter scooter right now. Seems to be doing the job. I do 1k mile oil changes with 90% stop go city riding so it may be in the sump until early summer. Short term, it sounds a little rougher then the Castrol MC 10w-40...

Originally Posted by krismoriah72 The HDEO JASO MA/MA2 cert has always baffled me. Just those words on Rotella jugs has sold them probably millions of gallons of oil to powersports. And yes just about every forum or facebook group has someone smart enough to remind that they are just words not...

Originally Posted by Bonz Yeah, the moly in MC oils is the variety that is not gonna cause problems with the clutch. Redline MC oils are 350-450+ ppm on Moly in the UOA's around here. And they are only JASO MA rated, not JASO MA2 rated. What that means could be anybody's guess, really. That info...

Originally Posted by alarmguy No big deal, not at all, I always used either 15/40 diesel oil of Valvoine 20/50 4 stroke oil in my metrics, its just I am not seeing some of the ratings you are talking about in your spreadsheet, but then again, I have never checked any rating for diesel oil simply...

Hmmm... I see that now. I know I was considering that oil specifically because I could see it didn't have moly in it, so I either assumed it had those certs and/or likely just did a quick Google of phrases that were 2,000 words apart. Perhaps it was some old stock that claimed to meet the cert...

Originally Posted by Bonz You are right on, the Mobil 1 10w40 4T starts as a thin 40 wt, as another member here said, because it has a racing designation they made it thin from the start. Running the Mobil 1 20W50 Vtwin oil right now in the ZRX. I like to try different oils and test them out of...