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Just curious on what brand of oil everyone is using and the pros/ cons that you have found. My bike was finally delivered and have been researching different oils for its first oil change.
The motorcycle specific oil designed for use with a wet clutch is more important than synthetic alone, and don't make the mistake I have seen on forums where someone puts car oil in their motorcycle to the detriment of the clutch because of the friction modifiers.The fully synthetic oil is for the benefit of the slipper clutch I believe, never had one of them before.
You only change once a year? Is that because you don't exceed the recommended mileage for a change? Which Motul oil did you use? Motul is just a brand name. If you don't use motorcycle specific oil designed for a wet clutch I can see why you were getting clutch slip. We didn't get the TDM over here.Used Motul oil in my TDM and the screeching from clutch slip was horrendous. Started using the cheaper Halfords Semi-Synth car oil and the bike ran like a peach. Year in year out, didn't get clutch slip once. Go figure. My Himalayan will get the same every March, regardless of mileage, just like my trusty TDM.
You're right about truck oil. I went back and re-read the articles I'd read, as I tend often come to an understanding about something and then, over time, forget how I arrived at that particular conclusion (I read a lot of stuff). One article I read say's the following:If you are caught out and need some oil go for truck oil with the right rating. It does not have friction modifiers like most car oils which as stated above is bad for bike clutches.
I used Shell Rotella in my 1964 Corvair because of the Zinc that is necessary for classic engines. Zinc is not needed for modern enginesShell Rotella T6 , which is a 20/40 full synth intended for Turbo diesels actually has MA3 certification in addition to the the relevant diesel grades, and it is a favorite on the Bobistheoilguy forum , which is unique in that some of the posters are oil industry pro's and actually know something about oil!
They are only a blender, they must buy their base stock from somewhere.
There is a site, Bobistheoilguy which is unique in that the posters actually know something about oil , and post their UOA's instead of opinions.
Never seen a UOA for Penrite with nil FE, but haven't been there for a while.
But zink whatever is snake oil, which is what turns me away from folk who emphasize it in their marketing, but I suppose having a lot of it floating around doing nothing unless the oil breaks down might not prevent it being an OK oil otherwise.