i mailed it off today. i'm not sure it will be valuable at all, it's only 800 miles (10 months). 600 of those miles were in the last 2 months, and i expect to maintain that rate until november, now that i'm using the bike to commute to school from work.
replaced the M1 with Amsoil Motorcycle 10W40. i really have no idea if shift feel has any correlation to wear/protection, but i'm disappointed in how much worse it feels with the amsoil. 1-2 false neutrals per ride (none ever until now), clunkier, notchier, etc. unexpected difference. i will have the amsoil analyzed as well, although it will have more miles on it than the M1. although, if the shifting keeps pissing me off, i may not even leave it in for 800 miles.
the bike is an RC51. no track use, but i'm very mean to it.
i can't remember the last time i rode it that it didn't see redline. (unbelievably, i have a clean driving record.) it also spends considerable time in slow/stopped traffic with the coolant temp sitting at 220 degrees. (it runs 190 and lower on the open road.)
the RC51 is supposed to be ultra sensitive to moly. it's one of 2-3 hondas that specify no moly oils in the owner's manual. (or maybe it was an update through dealers, i forget.) however, someone on the RC51 forum claims they've run redline without any clutch/slip problems. so now i'm tempted to just use schaeffer's #700, since i'm about to order a whole bunch for my cars. any comments?
edit: this may not mean anything since the oil is already shared with the tranny, but the RC51 does have gear-driven cams.
-michael
[ May 31, 2003, 12:23 AM: Message edited by: Michael SR ]
replaced the M1 with Amsoil Motorcycle 10W40. i really have no idea if shift feel has any correlation to wear/protection, but i'm disappointed in how much worse it feels with the amsoil. 1-2 false neutrals per ride (none ever until now), clunkier, notchier, etc. unexpected difference. i will have the amsoil analyzed as well, although it will have more miles on it than the M1. although, if the shifting keeps pissing me off, i may not even leave it in for 800 miles.
the bike is an RC51. no track use, but i'm very mean to it.
the RC51 is supposed to be ultra sensitive to moly. it's one of 2-3 hondas that specify no moly oils in the owner's manual. (or maybe it was an update through dealers, i forget.) however, someone on the RC51 forum claims they've run redline without any clutch/slip problems. so now i'm tempted to just use schaeffer's #700, since i'm about to order a whole bunch for my cars. any comments?
edit: this may not mean anything since the oil is already shared with the tranny, but the RC51 does have gear-driven cams.
-michael
[ May 31, 2003, 12:23 AM: Message edited by: Michael SR ]
