I'm switching to synthetic in the spring.
2007-01-05 11:24:12 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
dino, but i change the oil out after 2500 miles, once a season for the primary if i dont run it much, but if i do do alot of hard riding, i'll switch it at about 3500-4000 miles. synthetic is just a tad too rich for me.
2007-01-05 13:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pure synthetics in everything that has an internal combustion engine and wheels. Motul in the bikes, Mobil 1 in the cars and trucks.
As a heads up... Semi-synthetic oils vary greatly in the ratio of synthetics to minerals, most are as low as 10% synthetic materials. So really, what's the point?
Years ago when synthetics first came on the market they required (well, Amzoil told us we did) engine flushes before changing over from a mineral based oil, warned against mixing synthetics and mineral oils, and told us once we went synthetic we couldn't go back to a dino oil.
Nothing could be further from the truth these days.
Changes in base stocks and additive packages to the base stock have brought synthetic oils more in line with conventional thinking. You can swap back and forth from synthetic to mineral all you want and even mix the two if you wanted too. Mixing them would only mean you are creating your own semi-synthetic blend.
At any rate, my engines run cooler, pick up oil pressure, the bikes shift better and I can take the oil change interval out further with pure synthetics. Works for me.
2007-01-05 13:33:17 · answer #2 · answered by Nomad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be very careful about using synthetic in a motorcycle that has a wet clutch, synthetic oils have "friction modifers" which makes the oil ....more slippery for lack of a better phrase, which will make your clutch start to slip after a short time. Kevlar clutches dont seem to have much problems with synthetic's but if yur bike has a cork clutch it my start slipping. All around best bet is stick to oil that is made for a motorcycle, even if it is a synthetic it wont have the friction modifers added to it which will cause clutch failure.
As a simple answer synthetic is the way to go even if it is a little more expencive, stay away from fram oil filters, a while back they had a probem with there anti-drainback valve which allowed all the oil in the system to drain back ito the pan which alowed te eng. to run dry for a min. or so on restarts while the oiling system had to re-prime it's self.
2007-01-05 14:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by Greg P 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dinosaur. In everything.
Everything I own except the HD is so old and worn that I wouldn't get much benefit from synthetic. The HD is hardly broken in at only 7050 miles. Even when I consider it broken in, I may not switch. The way I ride, with oil changes at regular intervals, I'll be changing my oils and filter every 4 - 6 weeks. That can get expensive with synthetics.
2007-01-05 14:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Synthetic is the way to go. It costs a lot more per quart but should extend engine life quite a lot. Dino is refined from asphalt based crude and when you open the engine, you'll see black deposits inside. Synthetic could be called super refined oil but in reality the oil hydrocarbon is produced from methane and does not have any of the remnants from asphalt based crude in it therefore no black buildup.
2007-01-05 11:34:48 · answer #5 · answered by notadeadbeat 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
whatever you do don't put it in a new/rebuilt engine!!! your rings will never seat. I think synth is great for engines w/ some Miles, I have a 2000 Harley Road King "on dino" I just put a 95" High compression kit in it. I will ride the bike for 500 Mil., change oil, ride it for another 300 to be safe, then I will change to synth, At that point I will have 57,000 miles
2007-01-05 13:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by debigguy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was doing the high-mileage (petro and synthetic mix) but ever since I was told that I could use an engine flush, but using synthetic is even better, I've gone with synthetic to avoid the flush. ($10 extra over the blend each service vs. over $100 for the flush -- which last time I had one it hosed my in-tank fuel pump -- yeah, I'll go with the synthetic.)
2007-01-05 11:52:54 · answer #7 · answered by romulusnr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use synthetic blend it has the best of both. I get longer life out of the blend, I drive my car really hard so it uses oil and I've tried several types blended seems to protect and hold up better.
2007-01-05 11:35:10 · answer #8 · answered by zed 13 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i use castrol 20-50 dino in my baby with about 1/2 cup of lucas oil added.
Possum
2007-01-06 07:22:07 · answer #9 · answered by hillbilly named Possum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use synthetic - nothing but the best for my ride! I also use Engine Sentry in the filters - very cool!
2007-01-05 13:44:44 · answer #10 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋