Ever wondered just who makes the oil and fluids you use in or on your motorcycle that bares the Harley-Davidson™ name. I see and hear this question asked all of the time so with a little research I came up with the following. Note: Suppliers are subject to change and this list was not supplied directly form H-D so I can't guarantee it's accuracy. Below is a listing of Lubricants and Cleaners and Polishes.

Lubricants
Product H-D Part#...Manufacturer
H-D WINTER FUEL CONDITIONER 99889-91A HJS of Wisconsin
H-D FUEL ADDITIVE 99893-91A Polar Molecular
H-D FORK OIL TYPE B 99880-73 HJS of Wisconsin
H-D FORK OIL TYPE E 99884-80 CITGO Petroleum
H-D SCREAMIN' EAGLE FORK OIL (HEAVY) 99881-87 CITGO Petroleum
H-D SCREAMIN' EAGLE RACING FORK OIL (EXTRA HEAVY) 99909-93R CITGO Petroleum
H-D PRIMARY LUBRICANT 99887-84 CITGO Petroleum
H-D MOTOR OIL, SAE 10W-40 99816-1040 CITGO Petroleum
H-D MOTOR OIL, SAE 20W-50 99816-2050 CITGO Petroleum
H-D MOTOR OIL, SAE 50 99816-50 CITGO Petroleum
H-D MOTOR OIL, SAE 60 99816-60 CITGO Petroleum
H-D SCREAMIN' EAGLE SYNTHETIC MOTORCYCLE LUBRICANT 99824-03 CITGO Petroleum
H-D SEMI-SYNTHETIC TRANSMISSION LUBRICANT 99892-84 CITGO Petroleum
H-D SPORT-TRANS FLUID 99896-88 HJS of Wisconsin
DOT 5 BRAKE FLUID 99902-77 Dow-Corning
H-D WHEEL BEARING GREASE 99856-92 HJS of Wisconsin
SPECIAL PURPOSE GREASE 99857-97 HJS of Wisconsin
H-D POLY OIL 99860-81 General Polymeric


Product H-D Part#...Manufacturer
HARLEY GLAZE 99701-84 Chemrite Industries
HARLEY GLOSS 94627-98 Chemrite Industries
HARLEY SUN WASH 94659-98 Chemrite Industries
HARLEY SWIRL & SCRATCH REMOVER 94655-98 Chemrite Industries
HARLEY WHEEL & TIRE CLEANER 94658-98 Chemrite Industries
H-D WINDSHIELD WATER REPELLENT 99841-01 Chemrite Industries
H-D SPRAY POLISH 99817-99 Petro-Chemical Products
HARLEY BRIGHT METAL POLISH 99725-89 Rolite Chemical
H-D BLACK CRÈME POLISH 99271-96V Apple Polishes
H-D LEATHER CARE 98263-95V Apple Polishes
H-D LEATHER CLEANER 99274-98V Apple Polishes
H-D SUEDE & FABRIC CLEANER 99272-96V Apple Polishes
H-D LEATHER DRESSING 98261-91V Pecard Chemical

Hmmmm. Awful lot (for me) of Citgo on that list. I'm not sending one thin dime to Hugo Chavez if I can help it and not real fond of the idea of H-D doing business with him, either.

Can't say that I blame you one bit, that's why I use very little oils from HD.

Are CITCO and Chemrite Ind. established names in their respective industries and do they distribute quality products? I don't know as CITCO is not a brand name in Canada and I haven't heard of Chemrite Ind. Tks.

Tom

Hugo Chavez is the man behind the Citco corp. and has no good feelings for America at all. Many have stopped buying Citco gas and using his products.

right on bro thx for the info, found out redline shockproof can be had anywhere around here so no big and mobil 1 vtwin shouldnt be that hard to find gonna go hd formula+ for primary...is that cool??:bigsmiley18:

Hd formula+ is a good choice in the primary.

Redline is good also but use the shockproof heavy in the trans.

I didn't know HD oil was Citgo....glad I changed to Amsol....it will be a cold day in a well known place when Hugo Chavez benfits from my hard earned dollars.....

I agree there, Wouldn't use the Syn 3 anyway.:D

Hey folks --- Keep in mind that Citgo is in the process of a name change to --- Petro-Express !!! Same slimy (EDIT) still runs it!!!

As soon as I found out Hugo Made HD oils. I had all fluids changed. I will not support that Dictator.. I now use amsoil in motor 20w50, Spectro 75w140 six speed in tranny & primary. The later made a big differance. The tranny now shifts real smooth. I changed out the amsoil after 3000 miles. It was still clear A little darker. Could have run it to 5000 miles. Soone told me that at 5000 mile to just change the filter. Then at 7500 change both out.. That seems a little long than I want to go..