I would go with HRM's suggestion: motorcycle oil in da moto. Someone else talked about all the additives in car-specific oil that are friction modifiers which can cause the clutch to slip. And I, of course, prefer Amsoil motorcycle oil. Clutch was slipping in my 250 and I thought it was because of the mileage. Good Pennzoil car oil wuz da culprit. I used it for a year and had not changed over to motorcycle specific, except once, when I used the expensive Honda oil. That made a difference. No modifiers... Stanley
________________________________ From: surfswab <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:49:10 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Is it mandatory to use cycle oil? I heard it was specially formulated. Also looking for a spark plug brand to use Discussions about motor oil rank right up there with politics and religion. Everybody's got an opinion and they all stink. Honda specifies "Honda 4-stroke oil or equivalent, API Service Classification: SF or SG, viscosity SAE 10w-40." No mention of motorcycle-specific oil or synthetics. I follow granddad's mantra -- use regular oil and change it every 3,000 miles or 3 months whichever comes first. I'm a grandad now, too, and neither of us has ever had an oil-related engine failure. So you can take that for whatever you reckon it's worth; --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
