Main differnce between motocycle oil and car oil???

Any harm putting car oil in a bike?


Modified by 04Gixxer7K at 12:50 AM 7/30/2005

 

Here we go again.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1316858

i saw that you posted in there also .. but re-read through it, and see if it answers any of your questions.

 

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Ahh yeh awnsers some of my questions....

Ok then to sum up, whats the differnce between motorcycle oil and car oil??

Sorry Scarey

 

http://msting.gixxer.com/oil.html ... theres some info, seems biased, but who knows.

http://www.xs11.com/stories/mcnoil94.htm .. old, from 94, but may give some answers.

http://www.madisonsportbikes.c...t=120 .. and a discussion on it.

i dunnno if i helped, but there is some info, data, and opinions.

 

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lol.

 

well not everyones an oilologist

 

From what I have gathered over the years, motorcycle oil is better suited to the high rpms and temps over standard automobile engine oil.

I only use spectro in my bikes.

 

Also, many car oils contain additives that are not great for wet clutch setups.

 

If you are careful which car oil you use, it works great. Also I would make sure you do frequent changes with car oil. Well even with bike oil. Viscosity drops more quickly than in your car because of the higher heat and trans gears.

This 600rr guy's site has some great oil related links at the bottom of this page:

http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/motoroil.htm

I use the higher weight non-EC Mobil1, Redline, and even GTX oils in my bikes and I have no problems with clutches or anything else.

Edit: But, if you don't feel like doing some tedious reading first, a motorcycle specific oil is always a safe bet.


Modified by mos at 9:18 AM 8/4/2005

 

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Energy conserving, if it says this on the container, stay away.