Good question. I'll have to look it up. The dealer that sold me the bike tried to tell me that synthetics were bad for the wet clutch because of detergents. I -told- him that Mobil 1 15w50 doesn't have detergents and is fine for bikes.
Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 1/11/06, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TimothyPilgrim wrote: > > > > For some strange reason, Mobil 1 is -not- recommended for my new bike, > > a 1999 Honda CBR1100XX. The other owners are kind of pissed off about > > it because they'd like to use synthetic, but they're warned against > > it, especially when most of the other modern Honda bikes do good on > > it. Any clue as to why this might be? > > Was it a synthetic prohibition, or Mobil 1 prohibition? > I know guys who would be upset if they couldn't use > Spectro Golden Synthetic motorcycle oil. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
