My New (shifter shaft leaking) 2011 SMS 630 has a few hundred miles on it now ....so when we replace the shift shaft seal we will remove oil and filters as well. Local bike shops here in town don't have Castrol Power 1 synthetic 10w50 like the manual suggests . I got Castrol 10W50 Power RS Racing 4T .............should be fine right? 2011 sms 630
Yes it is definitely a motorcycle oil ...........power 1 must be some euro oil , nobody has heard of it around here Bike shop recommends this one.>>>>>
We use Motul 7100 synth 20w50 in our Huskies in the uk. (that was reccomended by the Race team!Any similar weight synthetic for motorcycles should be fine
Exactly... Lots of bikes are shipped with full synthetic, and many have been since the mid 90's (Triumph w/ Mobil 1 for example). The old school belief that seating the rings with dino oil holds less water these days. The important thing is to put heat cycles into the motor as it breaks in, run it thru a normal rev range (don't baby it, don't beat on it), and use deceleration to get the rings working both ways, etc.