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Posted by DC
- September 09, 2015, 13:01:59 PMI switched from dino to synth, when I first got my bike. The engine instantly ran much quieter.
Posted by chief
- September 09, 2015, 10:41:06 AMI switched to synthetic decades ago. All my vehicles use synthetic from the first oil change (nowadays many come with synthetic). I have never had an oil related failure. Synthetic handles moisture (and weather) and heat better, so it is great for bikes. I think the bike runs and shifts better with synthetic, but have no proof of that. AND, it lasts longer. I honestly have found no reason not to use synthetic. It is more expensive but not by enough for me to notice or give up the benefit.
Do a search here for "oil" and you will come up with a lot of info.Posted by pcarrell
- September 09, 2015, 09:18:51 AMI think it's a matter of taste really. I run synthetic, because I like the longer life of it and I think it keeps the engine a bit quieter. I know lots here who swear by dino oil. To each his or her own.
Posted by Tfrank59
- September 09, 2015, 08:04:33 AMAnother new guy question. So while I'm waiting for my baffles to come – bike's too loud to even run it the way it is – I might as well do all the regular maintenance on it. I ordered a filter and I went ahead and bought the same oil that I run in my Valkyrie – full synthetic four stroke motor oil, which is OK for a wet clutch (has no friction modifiers, moly or anything). And then I got to thinking, maybe I should ask the guys on the forum what they're running for oil. So I'm all ears, well cyber ears 