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Re: Would mobil 1 synthetic 10w40 be a safe alternative...
Good quality oil is the cheapest form of insurance!!!
there are realy great synthetic oils around now!
it also depends on the weather extremes that you ride in!!
10 w 40 is a safe bet!
Cheers Rob
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Lose the synthetic as fast as you can. Synthetics can swell the cork on the pressure plates. This causes the clutch to grab and/or drag. 10w40 motor oil should be in the gear box.
Not to start a debate, but you're going to want to stay away from synthetics in your bike. It's a wet clutch system that has the potential to slip if synthetic oil is used.
I prefer to use Mobil Clean 5000 10w40 but many other respected people in the cx/gl community love Rotella of the same weight.
You can get a copy of the manual for your bike here
I just had my factory maintenance done on my volvo and the mechanic really likes the total (german) brand synthetic. he likes it better than castrol syntec
either this or use any brand name full synthetic.
I used 5w30 because I do not expect to be driving in temperatures above 86F in the next 5000 miles
Use 10w40 motor oil in the gear box. Don't use any synthetic oils, oil marked "EC", or oil with "special" additives. Stick with the major brands; Pennzoil, Quaker State, Mobil or Shell. Change the oil filter along with the oil.
Synthetic blend lubricant with high thermal stability,
designed to meet the needs of the most technologically advanced
4-stroke motorcycle engines.
Excellent starting and lubrication in cold conditions due to its low viscosity.
Meets JASO MA API SJ requirements.
Its fine to change your oil with synthetic, Just be sure that you use synthetic from now on... I don't think its advisable to switch back to regular oil after using synthetic.
In many bikes the clutch work in oil and if you use an very good oil like sintetics with may be can cause a slipage clutch not when it is a new one but whne it have an use inportant the discs are more thin and the antifriccion oil can cause slipage more in the better oils like sintethics.
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