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Originally Posted by dcb
Like coyote said, you don't want anything that says "energy conserving" or that has friction modifiers in it.
You don't have to pass your wallet through your nose for "special " motorcycle oil, which is probably plain oil without friction additives in it and the word "motorcycle" printed on the side.
This guy uses Mobil 1 red cap and Rotella:
Honda Motorcycle - Anyone using full synthetic oil in their Goldwing |
I dunno, i've been told motorcycle oil has special additives to help with the wet clutch( you may say it's bs) but normal car oil has additives to stay cleaner and reduce wear(you don't seem to question "special car oil"). If you thought there was no difference in any oil besides bottle why aren't u using cheapy non-detergent oil?(yes it will run on it, but how well and for how long?) Which by the way, my bike manual says in an emergency you can use non detergent oil, but it should be swichted asap. I dunno, i think if the manual says to use motorcycle oil, there is probably a reason, because air cooled wet-clutch compact motorcycle engines are not aircooled large displacement fuel-injected computer controlled car engines(i know some are, but normally they aren't.) so it only makes sense they need a different kind of oil. Imho oil additives that you can buy are "snake oil" and that's the reason manufacturers do not recommend them. If motorcycle oil wasn't different then why would they recommend it?