Synthetic or Simi synthetic oil for 6'000km engine?

[Zapf]

So I have a GSXR that is run in... around 6'000km. I have been running simi synthetic oil up till now... should I switch to synthetic oil to keep wear down?

or should I stick to simi for other reasons... e.g friction for gear change and etc...

[nadroj]

Unless you are caning the shit out of it (track type, red line etc) semi will be fine.

[avgas]

Really depends on the oil - i love that synthetic motul over the semi.
Most newer engines are actually designed to run better on the full synthetic. I run semi-syn in Saphire but she is like 15 or something years old.

[Mr Skid]

Use old chip oil.

If it's good enough for a Honda Cub, it's good enough for your gixxer.

Might even boost the midrange torque.

[MadDuck]

Damn they need oil? Toinghts mission is to find manual

[Flyingpony]

So I have a GSXR that is run in... around 6'000km. I have been running simi synthetic oil up till now... should I switch to synthetic oil to keep wear down?

or should I stick to simi for other reasons... e.g friction for gear change and etc...

I run an infant GSXR and mine was switched to fully synthetic at 5,000km and it's not looked back since. It runs better on it too.
If you want to, can afford it, go for it is all I can say. Ring around bike shops and you'll hear them say fully synthetic is the way to go for your machine. I know this because when I ask about FXR 150, they think I meant GSXR 750

[Sparky Bills]

Unless your racing there is no need for anyone to run Fully Synthetic oil.
Semi is more than fine.

Beware..
Everybody on here has their own opinions on this topic.

[tracyprier]

mmmmmmmm.... chip oil.... (homer gurgle).. uggghgggg

Use old chip oil.

If it's good enough for a Honda Cub, it's good enough for your gixxer.

Might even boost the midrange torque.

[zadok]

When I had my 6k service, I asked about the oil. They didn't recommend full synthetic for the 6k. They reckon no more than semi for later services.

[mouldy]

So I have a GSXR that is run in... around 6'000km. I have been running simi synthetic oil up till now... should I switch to synthetic oil to keep wear down?

or should I stick to simi for other reasons... e.g friction for gear change and etc...

synthetics if you want to thrash it for years but if you trade often or dont visit redline semis are fine. bike oils only

[SlowHand]

mmmmmmmm.... chip oil.... (homer gurgle).. uggghgggg

Use old chip oil.

If it's good enough for a Honda Cub, it's good enough for your gixxer.

Might even boost the midrange torque.

YOU TWO! Stay out of my Grease Business!! This town aint big enough for both of us.
*Looks at Mr Skid* my Gawd your greasy... *scans over to Indi and OMGWFTBBQ* my gawd, there must be at least a year's grease on their foreheads alone...

Zapf - u need chip oil, you come to me, you hear? me, noone else.


signed

ACNE Grease Co.

[WINJA]

MY FIRST GIXXER 1000 HAD MOBIL ONE FOR BIKES AT 1000 KM . NO PROBLEMS, YOU CAN GET MOBIL 1 FULLY SYNTHETIC FOR THE SAME PRICE AS MOST SEMI

[SPORK]

YOU TWO! Stay out of my Grease Business!! This town aint big enough for both of us.
*Looks at Mr Skid* my Gawd your greasy... *scans over to Indi and OMGWFTBBQ* my gawd, there must be at least a year's grease on their foreheads alone...

Zapf - u need chip oil, you come to me, you hear? me, noone else.


signed

ACNE Grease Co.

Hey WTF? Why bring MEEE into this?!

What did I do to deserve this? And I just checked my forehead, it's nto greasy at all! So there!