I think these might be environmentally friendly detergents. It's been
a while since I heard the discussion amonst performance bike riders,
but it was a major issue. The M1 15w50 was deemed to not pose a threat
and was also the best in the biz.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 1/11/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL
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
I've had excellent luck running Mobil 1 15-W-50 in my CB-500K (wet clutch).
No slipping at all.
On 1/11/06, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rick,
Have you used the 15w50 since it got the new packaging? I was thinking
about switching to it this year for my '82 CB900. Also considered
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 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
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
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.
I'm pretty sure that just about
Rick,
Have you used the 15w50 since it got the new packaging? I was thinking about
switching to it this year for my '82 CB900. Also considered Mobil 1 Motorcycle
formula. I really only go about 2000 miles on the bike a year so I probably
don't need synthetic.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 10
Curt Raymond wrote:
Rick,
Have you used the 15w50 since it got the new packaging? I was thinking about
switching to it this year for my '82 CB900. Also considered Mobil 1 Motorcycle
formula. I really only go about 2000 miles on the bike a year so I probably
don't need synthetic.
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