I have an option for semi-senthetic oil , senthetic oil for natural oil.
Which should i use .
My manule says the viscosity to be "SAE 10W-40"
2007-01-27 18:28:24 · 5 answers · asked by rwanchu 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Uhhh.....How good are semi-synthetic oils?
2007-01-28 02:07:35 · update #1
i went to full synthetic after i put 3000 miles on my sport bike
i use motorex 10-40
semisynthetic oil is good i ran it you still have to change it every
2500-3000 miles i have a gsxr.run what you want and then you
will find out what you like best.its a personal choice.
2007-01-27 22:05:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By gov't regulations, the oil companies are only required to put as little as 10% synthetics in a 'blend' and aren't requried to specify the ratio of synthetics to mineral bases and aditives. Understanding that, I can't see paying the additional money for as little as 10% synthetics. What's the point really?
On the other hand, Honda released a tech bulliten advising against the use of fully synthetic oils in sport bikes several years ago. Claiming that under hard use, synthetic oil is so slippery that slippage could occure in the clutch.
I find it hilarious that Honda's bulliten was released not long after they signed a contract with Mobil to produce thier house brand oils and Mobil would not agree to sell them thier synthetic base stock. Read the lables, Honda does not sell a fully synthetic oil...
I know many riders on 600 class and litre class bikes that drag race weekly and only one has ever experianced any slippage. On the other hand I have one customer that claims to ride at triple digit speeds on local county roads and thinks he is the Rossi of the NC baskroads. He claims that he can't use synthetics because "...at close to 200 mph I can feel the clutch slipping and that could get me killed..." Uh-huh, whatever dude.
I believe in synthetics. I use synthetics exclusively. I feel like the bikes are running cooler, I know they shift better. In my cars and trucks I can see where they run cooler by the gauges and that oil pressure is up. I've never had any problems at all, and I can extend my drain interval periods. It's a no brainer for me.
2007-01-28 01:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by Nomad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A non-synthetic blend oil will do you just fine. It will still lubricate the engine, and save you some money. Find a decent brand 10w-40 oil and use it.
2007-01-27 18:52:23 · answer #3 · answered by thegsxrguy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Synthetic and semi synthetic are both good in your bike in fact they are better than normal oil, allways use multigrade oil in *** bikes, and not mono grade, as mono will block up your rings on japanese machines, only use mono grade on british and american bikes and not multi grade, as they rely on ash content in oil to take the larger clearances on these machines, and they will just burn multigrade.
2007-01-30 06:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by bazbikes49 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well all the major race teams use full synthetic so that should tell you something
2007-01-28 02:45:39 · answer #5 · answered by 51 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋