Oil additive question

Hi

I'm use to my crf250x with double oil reservoirs, one for the engine and one for the clutch. It was standard practice not to use oil with additives like "molybdenum" in the clutch side. That being said, my new 2010 te250 has only 1 reservoirs for both.

Is there any thing to look out for as far as additives NOT to use? I'm making the judgment call that using molybdenum isn't a good thing, but is there other stuff to look for that shouldn't be used?

Thanks.
DW

Doug, a good semi or fully synthetic oil is what you need. I use Motul and Maxima 10/50 they are a semi with an esther addative package. Some chaps in the US and Canada are using Rotella with apparently good results. I understand it is primarily a diesel engine oil but its purportedly compatable for your bike and is a heck of a lot cheaper. I will not comment one way or another on this aspect as I have not tried Rotella. As an aside I change my oil after every 3 rides and oil filter every second oil change. The former equates to circa 10 hours and the latter every 20 hours. The oils I use are a good quality mid priced specialised dirt bike oil. Other will pay top dollar for Motorex etc. Its your call but I think Motoerex is too expensive in my circumstances given the regularity of the oil changes. This topic always illicits heaps of comment based on many disperate experiences. It usually boils down to what you think is best for you and your machine.

Good luck Sport.

Use what Honda recommends, or call Motul,Torco,Maxima,GoldenSpectro etc and ask their recommendation for your machine. My 2 cents added

Like the book says, use SJ oils. I'm going with the expensive stuff. Only because that's what came in it. Rotella T 15-40 is what is recommended for and by Recluse Clutches. Chris

Like above, use a good motorcycle oil (SJ). I use synthetic in all my good bikes bikes. Don't use additives! Follow what type oil the manufacture says to use.

Holy Cow Batman!! Another oil thread! We gotta nail this sucker!

Nice opening statement here...But the 2 items in bold need tweaking

The term ester is not an additive package. It is a base oil. Additives are things like VIIs, zinc, and other things that are not an oil. They are added to the base oil for specific reasons. Ester oils are man-made...Not dino poop.

This second term (diesel oil) is even more confusing. It is no more than a good base oil (dino poop OR man-made OR a blend of both), that has additives added that are very well suited for motorcycles. It just so happens it suites diesel motors very well also by accident or vise versa

Some of Shells latest stuff is a blend of dino poop and PAO oil bases. Very good oils at a very good price. Bike users are lucky we have this option and the cost and availability is most likely not going to change much.

I'm with Maxima Maxum4 Extra 15\50...100% Ester based oil...It might be a little over kill but where I'm riding at now it is very hot and esters have the highest flash points. I'd like to use my own blend with this Rotella stuff to hold the cost of the ester stuff down a little..

Caution: Reading the following link will only educate Uself on oils. Read at the risk of knowing UR ass from a hole in the ground on the topic of motor oils.
http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Oils1.html

PS -- It actually boils down to what is in the bottle and not what is written on the outside of the bottle or the vague sales pitches written in some glossy magazine.

You will have to do a lot of reading to find anyone who recommends pouring more ingredients into UR crankcase after you have filled it with oil...Only the guy selling the stuff will tell you it helps...It is hard to believe anyone even attempts to sell any of this stuff with the quality of oils available today.

Thankyou for the input ray_ray, I stand corrected.

Its just oil