I do not believe the R4 is the same family as the 5w-50. I will forward whatever info I find.
-----Original Message----- From: nicholas.threader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 5:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Amsoil and D220 tires Hi Jon, >Castrol 5w-50 is one of the worst oils you can use on any bike that shares >engine oil with the transmission. >First, it is NOT a true synthetic like Amsoil, Mobil 1 or Motul, but due >to pressure from the Castrol company it was >able to take advantage of a loophole and allowed to include the label >"Synthetic" for marketing. I will try to find some info on that, as I >recently discovered this marketing/legal loophole by accident. Any info you can find would be much appreciated as i'm using Castrol R4 fully synthetic . atb Nick T SA#12 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.427 / Virus Database: 240 - Release Date: 06/12/2002 The information contained in this e-mail including any attachments may constitute Corvis Corporation Proprietary Information that is subject to Non-Disclosure Agreement and cannot be disclosed to any other party without the express consent of Corvis Corporation. If you are neither the intended recipient of this e-mail nor responsible for delivering this e-mail to the intended recipient, note that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or retention of this e-mail is prohibited. If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, we request that you notify the sender by return e-mail and then delete this e-mail and any return e-mail immediately.
