Dino 20w50 or 15w40?

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Hi All,

Which would be better for my Vulcan 2000? I have one quart of Amsoil 10w40 but need 4 quarts of something else to make the 5 quarts for my bike and want to know which is better.
 
You'll love the way it will shift with either 15w40 or 10W-40 Amsoil: use it in my ZX-11D & in the Valkyrie Interstate.
 
Well, actually I went with the quart of 10w40 AMSOIL I had and bought a gallon of Castrol Actevo 20w50. They are both good oils and should server me very well. I was amazed to see my manual call for 7500 mile OCI's. I thought it was a typo but maybe these larger V-Twins can go further especially with 5 quarts of oil.
 
Well, with the price being close to the same for Actevo versus Rotella Synthetic it seemed easier to use the motorcycle specific oil. I am very pleased with the feel of the bike after the oil change.
 
Originally Posted By: coffee
Well, with the price being close to the same for Actevo versus Rotella Synthetic it seemed easier to use the motorcycle specific oil. I am very pleased with the feel of the bike after the oil change.


The Castrol will give you good service.
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Originally Posted By: coffee
Well, with the price being close to the same for Actevo versus Rotella Synthetic it seemed easier to use the motorcycle specific oil. I am very pleased with the feel of the bike after the oil change.


I would use the Rotella dino 15w40. I believe it meets the Jaso spec for the clutch.
 
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