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Engine Oil Poll

Oil
View Poll Results: Engine Oil Poll
Mobil 1 V Twin 114 33.53%
Mobil 1 red or gold cap 12 3.53%
Redline 9 2.65%
Royal Purple 7 2.06%
Bel Ray 2 0.59%
HD 360 23 6.76%
Syn 3 54 15.88%
Amsoil 95 27.94%
Lucas 14 4.12%
OTHER (Please Specify) 21 6.18%
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Old Nov 29th, 2008, 09:25 AM     #191 (permalink)
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Mobile 1 Vtwin is as easy to get here as chickens tooth necklaces.So,Red line is the very next choice,and spectro.Personally,I changed to red line on a whim,and the info available on here.so far,absolutely no regrets,and the oil question as far as I am concerned,is aswered in total!Thanyou ,all of you for your input and advice!
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Old Nov 29th, 2008, 09:29 AM     #192 (permalink)
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"OIL UPDATE" just pulled th cam cover off to inspect chain tensioners at 20k and there is no wear at all the plastic pad that pushes chain tight. I had used SYN3 for the first 9500 miles then switched to amsoil. Everybody says that the SYN3 is no good but if that were the case wouldnt the chain tensioners show some wear before the amsoil was put in? Did a very close insp. Wish I had took pics but didnt. It seems that any name brand syn oil will perform about the same as long as it is changed reg. Ive allways ghanged mine every 2500 and will continue to do so, HD say 5k but thats not for me.
I think the point you are missing here about Syn 3 is that it is a blend and not a true synthetic that is priced about the same or even higher than a quality full synthetic. Besides the fact that it is made by Hugo Chavez for the MOCO.
Dino oils will lubricate parts, but just not as good as synthetic which doesn't break down in an air cooled engine as fast.
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Old Nov 29th, 2008, 09:40 AM     #193 (permalink)
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I think the point you are missing here about Syn 3 is that it is a blend and not a true synthetic that is priced about the same or even higher than a quality full synthetic. Besides the fact that it is made by Hugo Chavez for the MOCO.
Dino oils will lubricate parts, but just not as good as synthetic which doesn't break down in an air cooled engine as fast.
Yes I do agree with you on that and thats the reason for switching away from HD oils, I didnt know about SYN3 not beeing a full syn oil till I found this site. Even though the SYN3 is not a true syn oil and is made by Hugo it did seem to do its job but i will never use anything made by an ANTI AMERICAN. I wish i had known about HD oil and Hugo from the start.
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Old Dec 11th, 2008, 11:12 PM     #194 (permalink)
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I run Mobil 1 V Twin.Change it and the trans/primary fluid at the same time.
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Old Dec 29th, 2008, 09:41 AM     #195 (permalink)
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Mobil 1 V Twin after the first service on both the '03 VRSC and '08 FLHX with no prolems at all.....
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Old Jan 5th, 2009, 08:35 PM     #196 (permalink)
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Mobile1 VTwin since the 1,000 mile service.
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Old Yesterday, 12:16 AM     #197 (permalink)
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Mobil One V Twin syn in the crank
Spectro for 6 speeds in the tranny
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I use Royal Purple in everything I drive or ride.
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