So any suggestions on which oil I should run?
Been using shell Rotella T 15-40. Good enough for a diesel truck good enough for a bike right?
Been using it in bikes/cars/trucks/atvs for years with no issues. It's JASO M rated, so good to go.
somone asked for an oil thread so i had to deliver one.
Quote from: IceCold4x4 on September 10, 2015, 07:03:56 PM
somone asked for an oil thread so i had to deliver one.
That would be me. I drained the oil out of my bike a week ago with the intent of doing an oil change but all the oil threads were deleted. So, I've been riding without oil for the past week because I wasn't sure what to put back in it.
It'll probably be fine.
did you use that slick 50 or z max at the previous oil change?
Quote from: scrappyjon on September 10, 2015, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: IceCold4x4 on September 10, 2015, 07:03:56 PM
somone asked for an oil thread so i had to deliver one.
That would be me. I drained the oil out of my bike a week ago with the intent of doing an oil change but all the oil threads were deleted. So, I've been riding without oil for the past week because I wasn't sure what to put back in it.
It'll probably be fine.
face palm..........................lets not start this up.
Quote from: springer on September 10, 2015, 07:46:01 PM
Quote from: scrappyjon on September 10, 2015, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: IceCold4x4 on September 10, 2015, 07:03:56 PM
somone asked for an oil thread so i had to deliver one.
That would be me. I drained the oil out of my bike a week ago with the intent of doing an oil change but all the oil threads were deleted. So, I've been riding without oil for the past week because I wasn't sure what to put back in it.
It'll probably be fine.
face palm..........................lets not start this up.
Oil is a serious thing if your bike requires it from time to time.
Quote from: scrappyjon on September 10, 2015, 07:50:08 PM
Quote from: springer on September 10, 2015, 07:46:01 PM
Quote from: scrappyjon on September 10, 2015, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: IceCold4x4 on September 10, 2015, 07:03:56 PM
somone asked for an oil thread so i had to deliver one.
That would be me. I drained the oil out of my bike a week ago with the intent of doing an oil change but all the oil threads were deleted. So, I've been riding without oil for the past week because I wasn't sure what to put back in it.
It'll probably be fine.
face palm..........................lets not start this up.
Oil is a serious thing if your bike requires it from time to time.
That is what I have heard. ;)
Quote from: scrappyjon on September 10, 2015, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: IceCold4x4 on September 10, 2015, 07:03:56 PM
somone asked for an oil thread so i had to deliver one.
That would be me. I drained the oil out of my bike a week ago with the intent of doing an oil change but all the oil threads were deleted. So, I've been riding without oil for the past week because I wasn't sure what to put back in it.
It'll probably be fine.
Is that what happened to the Firebird? :P
Basically Any good oil will work.
If you have a wet clutch motorcycle no fiction modifiers.
If you have a dry clutch it really don't matter.
All those old wives tales came about a long time ago. When the cheap oil was garbage.
Now the cheap off the shelf (store brand) is pretty good oil. Will you be able to tell the difference? Maybe maybe not.
Harvey were discussing something. Leave us alone or add something productive.
That's all well and good, but how much pressure do you put in the tank?
there's an oil tank?
Quote from: IceCold4x4 on September 10, 2015, 05:25:19 PM
So any suggestions on which oil I should run?
Been using shell Rotella T 15-40. Good enough for a diesel truck good enough for a bike right?
That's what I have been using for the past 20,000 miles in mine.
Quote from: jrou111 on September 10, 2015, 08:18:41 PM
Is that what happened to the Firebird? :P
I was told that the Bird had the oil delete mod done to it before I bought it.
i learned my lesson.
Quote from: scrappyjon on September 11, 2015, 07:39:57 AM
Quote from: jrou111 on September 10, 2015, 08:18:41 PM
Is that what happened to the Firebird? :P
I was told that the Bird had the oil delete mod done to it before I bought it.
i learned my lesson.
LOL@oil delete mod
I was pretty surprised to check my oil and find out that it was red, after I got it back from Moto Ace. I texted Lawnmower in a panic. Duh. I'd never heard of Red Line. Good thing he knows his oil.
Yup and royal purple oil is purple.
I just checked my oil and it was blackish brown.
Quote from: LawnmowerRG on September 10, 2015, 09:12:36 PM
Basically Any good oil will work.
If you have a wet clutch motorcycle no fiction modifiers.
If you have a dry clutch it really don't matter.
All those old wives tales came about a long time ago. When the cheap oil was garbage.
Now the cheap off the shelf (store brand) is pretty good oil. Will you be able to tell the difference? Maybe maybe not.
Do yourself a favor and only use a JASO-M rated oil if you have a wet clutch, there are plenty to choose from.
Quote from: scrappyjon on September 11, 2015, 07:39:57 AM
Quote from: jrou111 on September 10, 2015, 08:18:41 PM
Is that what happened to the Firebird? :P
I was told that the Bird had the oil delete mod done to it before I bought it.
Many years ago my wife's aunt called wanting me to come over to check out her new lawn mower. It was a Lawn Boy brand with a two stroke engine.When I got there the engine was locked up. Said her brother, who was a service station mechanic, told her that he had converted it to where she didn't have to add oil to the gas. :o :P :-X DUH
On a serious note, I will say what I have always posted on oil threads:
In all my years in shops, I have NEVER seen an engine failure that could be directly and singularly connected to the use of a specific brand of oil. Any of the major players in the motorcycle oil game make a good product that will keep an engine spooling along happily for many miles and years. Just pick one that strikes your fancy and follow a regular service interval. For me, that interval is 5,000 miles. Some feel the need to do changes earlier, some think it should be done well later than that.