Oil types?

[Drogen Omen]

everyone keeps telling me that but some oil forums also bag bike oil as being bad also... so what is the deal with NO! to additives in bikes...

like Harley Davidson Oil 20w50. i got this for my Buell. bike shop recommended it.

[Quasievil]

110% agree with this. Just buy a good quality oil.

Next change I'll give the Quasi a call for some fancy mobil stuff I think.

No Sweat, will chuck it on my staff account for ya

[Owl]

Dont go putting any oil modification products into a oil........ever !!

Totally agree! After putting in X-1R, Motor-Up, Dura Lube, Slick 50 and STP, there isn't a lot of room left for any oil

[Quasievil]

everyone keeps telling me that but some oil forums also bag bike oil as being bad also... so what is the deal with NO! to additives in bikes...

like Harley Davidson Oil 20w50. i got this for my Buell. bike shop recommended it.

Buy the oil, use it but dont follow it up with some other oil enhancement product, as soon as you do that you basically fucked the engineering gone into the oil in the first place, for us at MOBIL I failry positive that we know what we are doing in the product development without the need for a aftermarket additive to be used.
Once you do it wont be a mobil oil anymore thats for sure (or a castrol or Motul) its your very own special blend made by you and Im kinda certain you aint a oil engineer ??

[Drogen Omen]

ok so i should just get Castrol Active 4T 20w50 for my Buell and i should not add any extra oil additives.

have you guys ever seen Amsoil 20w50 or Royal Purple MC 20w50 on sale here in New Zealand?

Royal Purple Motorcycle oil is supposed to be one of the best oils for motobikes... but i have never seen it in NZ...

[Quasievil]

No you should get Mobil V twin for your Buell lol

Mate ALL OIL has a balance and engineered oil package in it, the MOMENT you add a aftermarket one you have fucked the engineering of the oil into a brand designed by you only

DO NOT ADD A ADDITIVE EVER

dont do it bro EVER

[AllanB]

have you guys ever seen Amsoil 20w50 ...

Google is your friend


AMSOIL NZ
1 Binsted Rd, New Lynn North, Auckland
(09) 827-8442

Phone for a agent.

PM Quasi too for a Mobil price - both are top rated full synthetic oils.

With the Buell, check the Buell forums too to see what people are running and rate highly, but as per most oil threads it will be a bitch-fight!

My theory is if you are using a dedicated Motorcycle oil of the right grade you will not have a mechanical issue. You may end up with a preference to a brand though as I've discovered they do not all preform equally in a given engine (gear shifting in my case).

[Drogen Omen]

true... sweet as thanks for the info Quasievil, AlanB...

i have checked the Buell websites today and they said to use Royal Purple MC 20w50 but if i cant get that in New Zealand that i should use Mobil1 or Mobil V Twin full syn 20W50 or Amsoil 20w50 ...

[Teflon]

http://www.shellusserver.com/qa/answ....php?rowid=169

http://www.penriteoil.com.au/pis_pdf...MAR%202010.pdf

I was using Shell Rimula in the VTR for years, still was running well at 127,000. Penrite diesel in the TLR. Nulon diesel in the 12.

[p.dath]

http://www.shellusserver.com/qa/answ....php?rowid=169

http://www.penriteoil.com.au/pis_pdf...MAR%202010.pdf

I was using Shell Rimula in the VTR for years, still was running well at 127,000. Penrite diesel in the TLR. Nulon diesel in the 12.

Do you these diesel oils because they are cheaper than specialist motorcycle oils?

[dipshit]

Do you these diesel oils because they are cheaper than specialist motorcycle oils?

Some diesel oils are very good for bikes.

Important things for a bike oil...

* * *

Good base stock to resist shear as having the gearbox and engine use the same oil places a lot more demand on it than a typical car oil.

No "friction modified" oil that could cause clutch slippage.

Good acid regulators and rust inhibitors as a bike may only get sporadic use with long periods of not being used.

* * *

Some good quality car and diesel oils will meet those needs easily. Some bike specific oils are not that great and not much better than some cheap car oils.

Better to buy a quality oil, be it a diesel, car, or bike oil rather than some very average motorcycle specific oils.

Have a read of this... http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.html

[slofox]

Good acid regulators and rust inhibitors as a bike may only get sporadic use with long periods of not being used.

I once totally fucked the bearings in an engine by NOT using such an one...

[Quasievil]

Some diesel oils are very good for bikes.

Are they?
which Oil company recommends it ?
And how are you qualified to propose this is a fact ?

[dipshit]

Are they?
which Oil company recommends it ?
And how are you qualified to propose this is a fact ?

Dozens and dozens of very good reports with riders using Rotella in here...

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...oard=49&page=1

Scroll through the pages and read the ones about Rotella.

So what specifically do you think is bad about using that oil..???

[Flip]

Are they?
which Oil company recommends it ?
And how are you qualified to propose this is a fact ?

Yes they are.

Well Mobil for one. Kelsie Clendon who was the lube technical manager at Mobil when I worked there, used to recommend mixed fleet lubes as being great lubes for bikes.

Actually Dipshit is quite right.