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Craig750 said:
Oil consensus - Japanese late model sports bikes
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Five different laboratories were used in the generation of data listed within this document. In all cases blind samples were submitted to reduce the potential of bias.
Five different laboratories were used in the generation of data listed within this document. In all cases blind samples were submitted to reduce the potential of bias.
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Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Craig750 said:
Originally Posted By: Pablo
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Five different laboratories were used in the generation of data listed within this document. In all cases blind samples were submitted to reduce the potential of bias.
Ok, a little less than perfect as far as scientific rigour is concerned.
Zedhed, you are missing the point. You post is more about you and not the issues raised.
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Five different laboratories were used in the generation of data listed within this document. In all cases blind samples were submitted to reduce the potential of bias.
Ok, a little less than perfect as far as scientific rigour is concerned.
Zedhed, you are missing the point. You post is more about you and not the issues raised.
Don't waste your cash on 'motorcycle specific' oils mate.
I use Penrite everyday full synthetic 10W-40 (about $6- a litre when on sale from Supacrap) in everything in my signature plus some late model cars my kids drive, mowers, 4 stroke blowers and line trimmers. Absolutely no need to spend anymore $$$$.
Its really a group 3 base, i.e a high end semi-synthetic that has JASO (Japanese motorcycle) rating and is absolutely safe for wet clutches. Change it using an interval ur comfortable with but for me it's a year or 4 - 6 thousand kays.
Don't be duped by the marketing hype and definitely don't pay more than 10 bucks a litre for your oil. Just my opinions mate but i've done a lot of kays and changed a lot of oil in 40 years of riding, and Ive never had an engine or gearbox let go.
I use Penrite everyday full synthetic 10W-40 (about $6- a litre when on sale from Supacrap) in everything in my signature plus some late model cars my kids drive, mowers, 4 stroke blowers and line trimmers. Absolutely no need to spend anymore $$$$.
Its really a group 3 base, i.e a high end semi-synthetic that has JASO (Japanese motorcycle) rating and is absolutely safe for wet clutches. Change it using an interval ur comfortable with but for me it's a year or 4 - 6 thousand kays.
Don't be duped by the marketing hype and definitely don't pay more than 10 bucks a litre for your oil. Just my opinions mate but i've done a lot of kays and changed a lot of oil in 40 years of riding, and Ive never had an engine or gearbox let go.
One BIG caveat: whatever oil you use MUST have the JASO MA approval, or it may damage the wet clutch. The only place I would only use synthetic would be in a bike with an air-cooled engine. My Burg gets regular 10W-40 (note: I have no wet clutch and thus do not need the JASO stamp), my wife's air-cooled Hyosung Comet gets synthetic 20W-50MC oil...her liquid-cooled Pacific Coast gets whatever 15W-40 HDEO is on sale. (IIRC, it currently has Delo).
I think my uncle runs 5W-40 synthetic HDEO in his (air-cooled) Yamaha Triple.
I think my uncle runs 5W-40 synthetic HDEO in his (air-cooled) Yamaha Triple.
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