Baggh
Active Member
Hey all,
I attempt to maintain my bikes as close to the manufacture's recommendations as possible... both of my Buells have their services done at the Harley Dealer and such BUT... well... I started putting Castrol 20W50 in my '08 Xb12S (I do my own oil changes) given the outragous orices of the HD brand oil.
I changed the oil in my '09 1125CR this past weekend... because its new I have that "new bike" want to stick with the manufacture's HD oil brand recommendation. However.. 3 qrts of oil for just under $20! grrrr...
So is there something special about HD brand oil or could I safetly stick with using Castrol (or equivilant non-environmental treated oil... I forget the official name for this type of oil)?
I feel like I am paying nearly double for HD's oil simply because it reads HD on the bottle.
thanks
I attempt to maintain my bikes as close to the manufacture's recommendations as possible... both of my Buells have their services done at the Harley Dealer and such BUT... well... I started putting Castrol 20W50 in my '08 Xb12S (I do my own oil changes) given the outragous orices of the HD brand oil.
I changed the oil in my '09 1125CR this past weekend... because its new I have that "new bike" want to stick with the manufacture's HD oil brand recommendation. However.. 3 qrts of oil for just under $20! grrrr...
So is there something special about HD brand oil or could I safetly stick with using Castrol (or equivilant non-environmental treated oil... I forget the official name for this type of oil)?
I feel like I am paying nearly double for HD's oil simply because it reads HD on the bottle.
thanks