Recent content by SemperGumby

Hi guys, I'm thinking about switching from Specrto Golden 20W50 to Castrol Syntec 20W50 summer and 5W50 winter in my 1980 BMW R65. This is due to the high cost and the lack of availability of the Spectro oil. At the moment I can walk into 3 different autoparts stores and get the Castrol for...

Sorry Silk, No leathers and open faced helmet. I can't ride without ATGATT. How is that Castrol Edge running in your R65??? Any leaks?? I have a 1980 BMW R65 for an every day ride. The "breadbox" is the Home market 4 gallon BSA tank. Unfortunatly it is cracked in the front corner. I suspect...

I use old Bluejug Walmart 20W50 in the Primary of the BSA. Seems to work just fine. Clutch doesn't slip. ATF seems like water and I got some rather unusual wear. The original spec on the BSA (back in the dark ages) was for 20wt oil in the chaincase...so Walmart Bluejug 20W50.

1975 CB550F $500. My parents were so mad they took away the Chevette I was driving around. That was 1980. Been riding ever since.

Yep Im leaning to the Castrol Syntec 5W40 summer and 5W30 or 0W30 winter (the car will be in Vermont). Seems to be consensus forming out of KAOS.

Originally Posted By: tenderloin The favorite oil that we run in my wife's '07 Beetle is GC. Noticeably better performance..Yeah Yeah I know...only butt dyno.. as well as small improvement in MPG. Easily found at Pep- Boys and Auto Zone Owners manual says 5W-30 is OK if VW 502 5W-40 can't be...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 If you can get pennzoil platinum 5w-40, run it! Right now we are using, and are happy with m1 ESP, 5w-30that is 504/507 approved. Ack ack - Can't find Penn PLat 5W40 in the Atlanta stores! The local VW (Jim Ellis) dealer is using the Castrol Syntec 5W40...On other...

Hi Guys, I'm running a 1971 Thunderbolt and a 1969 Firebird Scrambler. Let see if I can get the pics up. The Thunderbolt here was loaded for a 1000 mile saddle sore run last December. Sandwiched between the pannier bags is a three gallon aux tank. Here is a picture of the Firebird on the...

I guess there is still no reason to switch out of Spectro Golden 20W50 in my old aircooled 1980 BMW R65 and even older 1964/69/71 BSA A65's. (except for the price of course)

Hi Guys, First post her on this cool forum. My question is I have been canvassing the local auto parts store for 5W40 Synthetic for the new to me 2007 VW Rabbit with 72,000 miles. It has been running Pennzoil 5W40 but that doesn't seem to be widely available. In my local (Atlanta GA) the...