You don't have to go to a bike shop (and pay bike shop prices) to get oils you can safely use with a wet clutch. There is a spec called JASO-MA that is specifically aimed at motorcycles with wet clutches. Any oil that meets that spec is safe for your bike. Some oils that meet the spec are Shell Rotella T and T5 (available at Walmart), as well as Valvoline 4-stroke motorcycle oil and Castrol 4T (available at Autozone and other car part stores). If you buy it where they don't sell motorcycles, the price is about the same as car oil. My buddy picked up some Rotella T for his Nighthawk yesterday for $3/qt.
If your clutch is slipping because of friction modifiers in the oil, it will usually go away completely after 1 oil change, but I've seen cases where it took a couple of change cycles to get completely back to normal. John On Jun 10, 3:24 pm, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, I have 16K on my 92 750. I have been running mobil 1 with good > results though @ last oil change the were out so I got castrol. > (Closest bike shop is a ways away) ... -- 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.
