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05-08-2014, 08:57 AM
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Hi
For my 4 t scoots I use 10w40 warm months and 15w30 in the colder months And I use Royal purple in all of my motorbikes be they 2t or 4 t Take care and ride safely dear friend Yours Hank
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05-08-2014, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Tierra Azul, NM
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I use Castrol 10 40 motorcycle formula and just make sure it's changed on time. The benefit of synthetics is partly their longevity. I can't leave the oil in there that long it messes with my mind so I would pay more and receive no benefit. My oil generally still looks ok at oil changes so I'll stick with it.
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05-09-2014, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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I'm using Mobil 1 0W-40 in the Fashion. All the rest get 10W-40s of various brands.
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05-09-2014, 09:58 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Buncombe Co. N.C.
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Hmmm. 10-40 seems to be trending here.. lol
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05-09-2014, 12:58 PM
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30 weight oils have had to eliminate much of the protective qualities oils had due to emissions and cat converters. This is why most people run 1040 or 1540 since they still have the good stuff. 15w40 has the best protective packages.
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05-10-2014, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: San Diego,Ca
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Rotella 15w-40
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05-10-2014, 10:59 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: N Carolina
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What about 20/50 in the warmer states? Anybody use that weight?
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05-12-2014, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Vancouver, BC
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My 2T gets Motul 710 or Motul Scooter Expert, both are full synthetic.
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05-17-2014, 06:42 AM
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Location: Western New York
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 .... So I use conventional oil, besides, in the 50 years that I've owned/driven/riden, everything from scooters, to MC's, to ag tractors, to cars and pickups, to tractor-trailers, I've never experienced a lubrication related failure..."If it ain't broke..don't fix it"I vote for Mobil Delvac 15w/40. Have run it millions and millions of miles, on road, and thousands and thousands of hours, off road.. Just my $.02 |
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05-17-2014, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Southeast Mchigan
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Mobil 1 Synthetic. 10-30 because it was on sale and I got a bunch of it. Works well enough for my Reflex. But if the 10-40 or 15-40 Mobil 1 synthetic was on sale, I would have bought a 12 case of that instead......just because. Having said that though, unless the ambient temperatures are very hot or very cold, the 10-30 is sufficient for my application since that is what the service manual calls for anyway.
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05-17-2014, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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These little oil pumps cant handle 20-50 thats why i run 40 weight synthetic. Oil wont thin out like conventional 40
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