The right oil for an Old Lady

[dangerous]

I didn't say that. It doesn't have an easily accessable paper filter element.

another words... just a gauze filter in the sump?


Sorry Subike, this isnt helping you much.

[cruza]

Yeah I suppose. My BMW's only done 100,000 kms.

Fair enough, still be going for a low rating diesel oil, the new euro spec rating CI etc are very high detergent, designed for low emission engines that are heavy sooting, they even upset some of the older diesel's and increase oil useage due to there excessive cleaning. post was more of a caution, just happy to see another biker out there doing it.

[Mom]

20/50 oil, new filter, change every 5000kms. I would not use a deisel detergent oil in an old engine. I hear the cleaning claims, they may be true, but not for me. Love and lots of care is what i would recommend for your young and beautiful engine.

[Richard Mc F]

Had an XS1100 ran it on diesel oil...........great stuff, stripped the engine at over 80,000 kms to try and weld cases ( accident damage) and the lack of wear was remarkable, and the engine was clean my current choice is delo 400, rated for use in transmissions and wet clutches.

Beware of any oil claiming to help fuel economy, it may have friction modifiers and this may your clutch.

Never use additives

I recon more like 200,000 plus kms, engine oil every 5000 km filter every 10,000 km, change the transmission oils and dont over lube the spline on the drive shaft.

I still have the shim changing tool ( and factory manual ) I used the tool once to change one shim that was at the upper end of the valve tolerances, those XS1100 are tough

[Bonez]

another words... just a gauze filter in the sump?


Sorry Subike, this isnt helping you much.

You're on to it and a piddly 1.7lts of oil after draining.


Wouldn't be a REAL kb thread without a few twists and turns ah?

[Subike]

He's got a small single banger with no paper filter element and small oil capacity.

But you already knew that...................

Subike you should see well over 100,000km on that ol dinosaur .

So I believe, but even as a dinosaur, there are still a lot of modern rides that just dont have the grunt these old yammys have.
Ok, so the handling is not the best, and i guess the ride is a bit loose compared to the new stuff, but it still keeps up, and even a bit better sometimes.
Just like to know that she was the top of the super bikes of her year,
even the mighty kwaka was left behind lol
I think I may be one eyed!
lol

[xwhatsit]

They are good in bikes, But remember guys, this is a old high km rattler, delo(diesel engine oil) etc is high detergent , sometimes it cleans older engines to good, and turn them into real oil burners and make leaks appear where there wasn't any before.

My old high km rattler doesn't burn anything -- it does leak all over the place, but no oil will fix that short of glue

WHAT 1-2000k... that Delo must be some shitty oil then a 1/2 decent oil should see you 5000km these days.

Not much shorter intervals than what the workshop manual recommends; I just can't tolerate the loss of gearbox precision after 2000kms. I've tried some fancy Motul shit in it but it lasted less kilometres before the engine started to feel shitty, cost at least twice as much, and for some reason during that period the engine was even harder to start. Maybe just coincidence, but stick with what you know I suppose. 1.7L is correct; at least the frequent change intervals aren't too expensive. Wish the 5L Delo 400 containers just had an extra 100mLs in them!

I didn't say that. It doesn't have an easily accessable paper filter element.

For all intents and purposes, there's no filter. There is a little square of wire mesh in the bottom of the sump, but that's really only good for small rocks Right-hand-side crankcase cover has to come off to clean it, along with brake pedal, kickstart lever and exhaust. Thanks, Soichiro!

Anyway, sorry, back on topic.

[Kickaha]

Ok, so the handling is not the best

Thats not to hard to improve

Just like to know that she was the top of the super bikes of her year,

They also built some endurance bikes based on them with a conversion to chain drive which were raced reasonably successfully

[Bonez]

So I believe, but even as a dinosaur, there are still a lot of modern rides that just dont have the grunt these old yammys have.
Ok, so the handling is not the best, and i guess the ride is a bit loose compared to the new stuff, but it still keeps up, and even a bit better sometimes.
Just like to know that she was the top of the super bikes of her year,
even the mighty kwaka was left behind lol
I think I may be one eyed!
lol

Sounds like you're having fun. Enjoy. Dad owned the 11s smaller brother, an XS750D.

I take great joy in thrashing old mid to low capacity Hondas around. Cheap as chips and 3 bikes with over 100,000kms up.