• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Motorcycle Oils vs. Automotive Oils

I use olive oil. That way, if I get hungry on a long woods ride, I crack the drain and drink a little. It holds me over till I get home and make a sammich. High in iron too!
 
krieg said:
I use olive oil. That way, if I get hungry on a long woods ride, I crack the drain and drink a little. It holds me over till I get home and make a sammich. High in iron too!
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Haha.. I'm alergic to olive oil. But I hear it's great on subs!
 
Tinken said:
I think Spectro had the highest break down in the tests..
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Saw that.

Not that it has any bearing but I doubt they were using the OFF ROAD stuff. Most of the stores carry the Golden Spectro which is not the Off Road only version
 
krieg said:
I use olive oil. That way, if I get hungry on a long woods ride, I crack the drain and drink a little. It holds me over till I get home and make a sammich. High in iron too!
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If you used bread for the air cleaner element, you wouldn't even have to wait till you got home. Break out a little fresh garlic, drain your olive oil and enjoy your air cleaner dipped in a mixture of garlic and crankcase oil!:p
 
Something I found interesting about Spectro oils, the only fully synthetic oil is their platinum series. But if you look at their MSDS sheet, not even their platinum is fully synthetic, its 10-20% mineral oil based. I mean, if I'm in a store and I grab a bottle that says "Fully Syntetic" on the face of the label, I expect it to be just that, especially for 18 bucks...$18 bucks for 1 quart!

$17.99
• Platinum full synthetic is the ultimate Synthetic engine lubricant
• Group 4 PAO 100% Synthetic formula, highest Zinc and Phosphorus levels for superior anti wear protection
• Exceeds all known motorcycle manufacturer's warranty requirements, plus A.P.I. SG/SH/JASO MA/ MA2
• Smoother shifting, reduced friction, increased horsepower, highest shear stability
• For street or track
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Spectro Platinum 10w40
Platinum Full Synthetic
Material Safety Data Sheet

INGREDIENTS CAS#. WT.%
Synthetic Oils Proprietary 70-90
Petroleum Oils Proprietary 10-20
Proprietary Additives Proprietary 10-20


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The off road is a lot cheaper, like 8 dollars a quart or so. Similar blend to Motul 5100. The shear strength is the same as Mobil1 0w40 14.3 cSt @100°C, which is pretty good for 10w40 which is normally between 13 and 13.5.
 
Dirtdame said:
If you used bread for the air cleaner element, you wouldn't even have to wait till you got home. Break out a little fresh garlic, drain your olive oil and enjoy your air cleaner dipped in a mixture of garlic and crankcase oil!:p
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Hmmmmm. Now you have me thinkin'. :thinking: :D
 
Although we argue (discuss diplomatically) the merits of oil, the one thing I notice is that everyone is trying to use the BEST quality and type of oil for their baby. Me too! The only car oil issue I have ever encountered was years ago with some petrocanada 10w40. I bought a slightly used 1984 VF750F honda, and the PO gave me that oil for an oil change, so I used it. When the engine got hot, on a hot summer day (not that hot), the engine would lose enough oil pressure to indicate a low pressure alarm on the dash. Yikes. Replaced it with amsoil and never an issue. That 15W50 Mobil1 is good stuff. I bought a truck with 260,000 on it that loved that oil. It made it to 490,000 using the 15W50 before a head gasket went. On rebuild, nothing was extraordinarily worn. My bikes seem to like the Rotella T and T6 but I wont really know for years if the oil is truly great. Cam.
 
I have only used maybe three brands of oil in 25 motorcycles over 30 years.
WAG a couple hundred thousand klicks or so.
No failures due to oil.
Add in a million klicks in various cars and pick-ups (mostly pick-ups).
Still no oil related failures.
Not statistically significant data, just anecdotal.

I know a couple guys that never change the oil in their vehicles, just top it up as required.
One of them trades in on a new one every 150,000 km or so (90,000 miles?)
The other drives it until it falls apart, buys another used and does the same thing.
Neither of these guys has ever had an oil related failure !
But I wouldn't buy a used car from either of them.
The 2nd guy did complain recently that his car was hard to start in -30 C weather, he guessed the oil was too thick...
 
Look at your oil sight glass when you fire your scooter up and watch that car oil foam up ! After you broke the bank buying real bike oil and not the big brand walmart grandpa performance blends at $8 a gallon, put that stuff in your bike and watch how stable it flows .... Your bearings like that better . :)
And yes I'm guilty of taking diesel oil home too, that stuff foams up a bunch on cold starts and stabilizes out after it gets warm but allways a hint of foam, saved me a bunch of money. Never any mechanical failures but I never kept those bikes over 3 years . lol
 
Rearwheelin said:
Look at your oil sight glass when you fire your scooter up and watch that car oil foam up ! After you broke the bank buying real bike oil and not the big brand walmart grandpa performance blends at $8 a gallon, put that stuff in your bike and watch how stable it flows .... Your bearings like that better . :)
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Mobil1 isn't going to foam, I think your gas fumes are gett'n to ya. ;)
 
Tinken said:
Mobil1 isn't going to foam, I think your gas fumes are gett'n to ya. ;)
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Ha ha ha ha ! I changed the oil in my buddies bike and refilled it with mobil 1 , I felt really bad. ... I still have a partial quart left I take with me if someone needs to add some to there bike I keep the good stuff for myself... I buy motorX brand mainly because it's top quality and bike specific . The dollars motorX gets from me goes towards premium stocks and blend facilities unmatched anywhere else in the motorcycle industy. When you buy good quality moto oil you pay out the ass but you can be certain you are getting what you pay for and not talking about 15-50 mobile 1 that was blended up 30 minutes before the tanker truck showed up for a load going to a mobile 1 distributing jobber who pays Sancho 5 cents for every quart he fills.... Haa ha ! :)
 
I once watched someone shred a paraffin wax bar on a cheese grader and pour it into their engine. I suppose it would lubricate for a while, but it would vaporize off.

ps - I posted that ss filter info for 449/511 and 09-12 250/310s..
 
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