scale 1-5. 4T oil only.
2006-07-03 21:46:05 · 9 answers · asked by moyyo32 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
You'll get biased answers toward this or that brand.... but these oils are really neck and neck..... choose either or and be fine.
For lack of better words..... the guy who said to not use pennzoil is a idiot..... they are owned by shell, they are not only one of the best oils...... they are the best selling.
2006-07-04 03:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by 572ci. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO NO NO,
There is a very big difference in the oils that you use for a motorcycle.
Now that I have you attention bear with me on this, many of the "new" oils on the market have anti-friction additives added to them so cars can get a Little bit more gas mileage and the eng. turns over a little easyer which for the most part is a good thing EXCEPT OUR MOTORCYCLES HAS A WET CLUTCH on them, meaning that the clutch plates are covered in oil, these new "super slippery" oils will cause the clutch to start slipping and will eventually lead to having to replace the clutch. On a smaller bike with a light weight rider the slippage will be rather minor but on a larger bike with more HP pulling a heavier load the clutch will start slipping in short order.
As long as you don't put one of these "super slippery" oils in your bike there is not a great deal of difference, as for myself, I run Rotilla-T (its a synthetic) sold at wally world for about the same price as reg. oils.
2006-07-04 14:10:02 · answer #2 · answered by Greg P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While there are some variations in the makeup of the original crude oil, all national brands of motor oil are formulated to meet standards set by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and by the automobile manufacturers for use in their vehicles.
Same thing on a smaller scale for motorcycles. As long as you use an engine oil that meets or exceeds the standards specified for your motorcycle, the brand of oil really doesn't matter. Check this chart (PDF file) for more info from the API...
2006-07-04 03:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil is oil. Any brand name is pretty much as good as the other. Of course people will argue with me but those are my feelings. I do know for a fact that much of the "brand name" oils we use all come out of the Ashland Oil refinery in Ashland, Kentucky. What's that tell you? I haul gas to a lot of different gas stations. You'd be surprised how many name brand gas stations are pumping somebody else's gas.
2006-07-04 03:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There hasnt been much real scientific testing done, Mobil 1 came out best of 'crossover' non motorcycle specifis oils,
2006-07-04 10:53:28 · answer #5 · answered by 1crazypj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Amsoil. http://www.amsoil.com/
Of the choices you gave I would go with Repsol. If you do some checking, Amsoil is better then all of your choices.
2006-07-07 07:05:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mobil 1 15W50 has the best viscosity retention.
2006-07-04 03:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by Motorpsycho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stay away from pennzoil for any machine. car, truck bike etc.
2006-07-04 12:11:39 · answer #8 · answered by mxlj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AMSOIL synthetic
2006-07-04 03:50:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋