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My Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 shows fuel dilution in most UOAs I've done. Most of my riding is warm/hot weather cruising with absolutely no city driving, so I can't account for it.

Originally Posted By: sunruh i laugh at you guys worrying about wet clutch issues. Why ? Is it because we're worrying without good reason ? Or because you don't have to worry about the issue with your particular bike (in which case, I envy you) ?

The PDS for Valvoline VR1 specifically says not to use in wet clutch motorcycles. But are people using it anyway with no apparent clutch problems ?

Originally Posted By: Qwiky I'd be giving the VR1 20W50 a spin. Some of the UOAs for it come out real good. I'm curious about that because the spec sheet for VR1 specifically says NOT for use in wet clutch bikes. Yet,people are using it

Originally Posted By: alarmguy Wow ... I am surprised Ester Based oil and a little beat up like that after a 2000 mile run. I thought with ester being the real deal ... you wouldnt be seeing this. Makes Mobile 1 and Amsoil look cheap and very effective? The only wild card is the fuel which was...

Well Rotella T6 sheared down to water in 2K miles too, so it isn't any better. It's also a 2K mile oil in my opinion (in this engine). But I might as well spend less to get the same mediocre service life. So far, on a dollar-for-performance basis, the plain old Rotella T 15W40 is the winner. Run...

A battery can die without warning, at any age. Open cell, sulfation - there's all kinds of reasons.

Well - I can't see any reason to spend $60+ a jug on this stuff again. Sheared the same as everything else; wear metals no better. I don't know what to make of the fuel dilution after the previous analysis showed none. Error due to this being an Ester based oil ? Or real ? This sample was taken...

Well as you'll see from a UOA post I'll make later tonight, the Valvoline might be a good next choice for me.

Can't see a thing to complain about in that UOA. Looks very good for a shared sump V Twin. So this was the conventional Valvoline MC oil in the black bottle ?

2K mile sample of Motul 7100 went into the lab today.

The fogging oil was this : Motomaster Fogging Oil The MSDS for it is here : MSDS I think you'll see where my idea developed after you look at this. For this past winter I used STA-BIL Fogging Oil. I'm the 5th owner of the bike and this is my 2nd full year with it, so I don't know the...

Looking at the 2 previous UOA, it looks the Petro Canada oils did just fine. Why try something different ? Looks like WearCheck analysis (?)

Originally Posted By: sunruh so what did you do??? i want to know just to expand my knowledge. even if it is on a bike/motor/brand i will probably never ride. maybe it will help someone else. steve This is hypothesis/conjecture, but certainly feasible. I was troubleshooting the fuel...

It's useless posts like this (the original) that have caused me to spend less and less time on many forums that used to be focused and dedicated. Stuff like this degenerates/dilutes the forum into the likes of Facebook (which I have never joined) which has become a place where people endlessly...