At risk of reopening this thread - if you're looking to get good oil for less $$, the consensus leans towards Rotella T full synthetic from wally world over mobil 1. Just sayin'.
The "Bob Is The Oil Guy" forums are a wealth of bickering and nonsense with some good info and used oil analyses thrown in for good measure. An entire section devoted to motorcycles as well. -Dave On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 8:17 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Very well put kim... > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:59:12 pm > To: [email protected] > From: "Kim Paddock" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Changing to synthetic... > > I know how good Amsoil is. I've read all of the info. Therefore I'm not > ignorant to the quality...I just have what I have in my wallet and that's > that. Mobil 1 seems a good alternative for my broke ass. I can scrounge up > that much change and it doesn't change the fact that my bike still needs an > oil change. If I wait until I can afford Amsoil my bike may die the death of > thick old oil. I appreciate the defense Keith. Stanley is very passionate > about what he believes and that's not a bad thing, it just needs to be more > carefully worded sometimes. We all make mistakes and the difference is in our > ability to forgive. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Keith Kindred <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, June 26, 2010 8:23:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Changing to synthetic... > > It is ironic that Stanley accuses Kim of being misinformed when there is so > much misinformation in his response (I won't go into all of them, as there > are so many, but we can start by saying that not all Muslims are the same, > nor have but a fraction devoted themselves to destroying America). Oil > threads are bad enough, but jingosim has no place on a motorcycle forum. > > My two cents, > > Keith > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:23 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Kim, >>You are not thinking of the long stretch, only the present. Amsoil is not >>even $1.00 more than Mobil 1 which is only suggested to last 5,000 miles. >>Bank on it: Amsoil is good for 25,000 miles or more. That's in writing. >>You will have paid for 8 oil changes in that number of miles, if you change >>your oil at the recommended interval of 3,000 miles. At $12.00 for the oil >>and $5.00 for the filter, you will spend about $150; Amsoil, at only 25,000 >>miles, you would have spent about $65. And if you value your time, you would >>have NOT spent about 4 hours or more extra time changing your oil (that's >>only if you do it yourself and not take it to a shop to have them do it), and >>the time to take it to a recycling center >>So stop with the "I'm poor" and admit you are poorly informed. The petroleum >>industry would like nothing more than to take all of your money that it can. >>The other great thing besides not giving your money to the oil industry is >>not giving it to the Muslims, who have vowed to destroy the US, to whom they >>refer as the "great satan. " >>Their man in the oval office is doing his best to weaken us to the point >>where just a little shove will topple us. No drilling means the oil on our >>shores goes only to China, Russia, and other countries who are not so >>friendly. It also means we have to buy our oil from the Muslim nations, and >>that means we are financing our own destruction. >>Oh - and don't let me forget about the illicit drugs being brought over here: >>the money goes to China and the Muslim nations also, not just S. America. >>Kim, I was undoubtedly more impecunious than you before I received my >>inheritance, and I realized I could not afford not to use Amsoil. >>I look at the big picture. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
