making the switch

[vicfirebolt]

too sythetic oil. My manual calls for HD oil only but I see most of the sportbikes use sythetic. what are you opinions of this and I am concerned with how too switch it over w/o hurting my bike. I just turned 5k on the bike and am on a fresh oil change. I was considering switching too synthetic. I hear its better. Is it? If so what brand would you guys recommend.

["Jackass"]

Royal Purple!! But wait till you got about 10-12,000 on it before u make the switch to syn.

[vicfirebolt]

Is there any thing I would need too do too prep the bike for a switch?

["Jackass"]

No, it just has a better "break in" if you run conventional till about 10-12k, JMO though, being a cert. Yamaha outboard mechanic. :wink:

[vicfirebolt]

right on thanks for your responses.

["Jackass"]

NP 8)

[drea moto]

im on a full synthetic....seems it runs little cooler and def-shifts alot easier.

[bluespecv03]

Dont spend the extra money on Royal Purple... Im running Shell Rotella T Full synthetic 5w-40, only 17 bucks for 4 quarts at Walmart.

http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.html

["Jackass"]

Synthetics do make a difference, but most OEM oil is a "synthetic\conventional blend" anyway. Not sure about the Harley's, but most of the Jap manu. start out w\a "mineral oil" as break in oil, then recommend "their" oil after that.
I found royal purple for $8\qt, mobil 1 & amsoil are a little cheaper :roll:

[drea moto]

Dont spend the extra money on Royal Purple... Im running Shell Rotella T Full synthetic 5w-40, only 17 bucks for 4 quarts at Walmart.

http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.html


smart man

[DaveInDaytona]

http://www.daytonasportbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2243

[drea moto]

hmmm.never heard of the mx4t ...wher do you find that localy and how much


i use to run the mobile 1 but now on the shell 5/40

[drea moto]

chris how many miles you run between changes and do you have to top it off befor you get to it....

im almost due on my 6000 mile change and found it 1/2 qrt low.... :( :( .1st time i had to top it off befor its due .guess she startin to show some age.....

[mhunter1175]

1999 Buell X1 here and I use, "Mobil1 V-twin" , and it is great! Also use Mobil1 gear oil...just FYI, and Bike is at about 23,000.

[bluespecv03]

I just changed it at 9k miles, and Ive only done 1000 miles since, but so far I havent had to add anything. Im gonna change it in 5000 mile intervals.

[vicfirebolt]

sweet another bueller here :) thank god. Thank you all for the advice links and iformation. much appreciated. cya on the road.

[Pandora]

bueller.... bueller.... bueller...

[vicfirebolt]

I want my two dollars!

[mhunter1175]

TWO DOLLARS!!!!

[stevewfl]

Dont spend the extra money on Royal Purple... Im running Shell Rotella T Full synthetic 5w-40, only 17 bucks for 4 quarts at Walmart.

http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.html

+1

Thats what I use with great results. I do change the oil every 3,000 miles instead of 7500 as the owners manual suggests.

[Con Man]

I use nothing but MOTUL and I love it. I change my bikes oil every 750 miles if I can. I also use Scotts filters as well. I can sell my used oil to you guys for a cheap price if you want ;)

:D

[CKER]

I want my two dollars!

BETTER OFF DEAD

bueller.... bueller.... bueller...

Ferris Buellers day off (Ben Stein)

[Pandora]

geezzz... that took long enough... :lol:

[CKER]

I wasn't home....took a couple seconds to read and post....

["Jackass"]

It doesn't really matter what synthetic you choose, just pick a good one & stick with it. :wink:

[bluespecv03]

And why not save a little money while doin it! :wink:

[Con Man]

I said I will sell my 700 mile used oil for a song if people want it ;)

[drea moto]

what song would like to hear..... terry :lol:

[frikjmaser]

I've got the MOTUL synthetic in my bike now, it's been in there since the 600 mile service (about 5K miles now) I need to change it and when I do I'm gonna put the Rotella in there like Chris has, cheap and good, super combo!

[Con Man]

what song would like to hear..... terry :lol:

Something by Lamb of God or Necrophagist would work.

[drea moto]

i aint singin that shit.

[Con Man]

i aint singin that shit.

You asked what I would like to hear you sing....I gave a choice and then you call it shit??? How about you write a list of songs you feel are up your alley and I can pick from them. How about that?

[drea moto]

Something by Lamb of God or Necrophagist would work.[/quote]


ive heard lamb of god is pretty good .never heard of the other one .not really up on the newer stuff .im kinda stuck on the LOA and typo days...but really ....im not that hard up on some USED oil so im gonna pass on the singing but thanks for the offer.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

[lockwood81]

I use nothing but MOTUL and I love it. I change my bikes oil every 750 miles if I can. I also use Scotts filters as well. I can sell my used oil to you guys for a cheap price if you want ;)

:D

So are you changing oil every other weekend then? That could get expensive.

[Con Man]

I use nothing but MOTUL and I love it. I change my bikes oil every 750 miles if I can. I also use Scotts filters as well. I can sell my used oil to you guys for a cheap price if you want ;)

:D

So are you changing oil every other weekend then? That could get expensive.

Pretty much, but I switch my bikes a lot so I am only doing 1 change a month at this point or maybe two total.....keep in mind I have 3 bikes right now. It does get a bit expensive but the long term benefits of having a clean machine is worth it to me.

[Con Man]

Something by Lamb of God or Necrophagist would work.


ive heard lamb of god is pretty good .never heard of the other one .not really up on the newer stuff .im kinda stuck on the LOA and typo days...but really ....im not that hard up on some USED oil so im gonna pass on the singing but thanks for the offer.... :lol: :lol: :lol:[/quote]

No worries, if you want a list of good bands in a specific genre, let me know and I can list a bunch via PM

[CKER]

BLACK FLAG

MISFITS

CIRCE JERKS

D.R.I.

[vicfirebolt]

misfits rule.

[MetalDisorder]

Queensryche
Savatage
DIO
Dokken
Black Label
Stratovarious
Sonata Arctica
Iron Maiden
STP
Allice in Chanis

oh the list is long .. :lol:

[frikjmaser]

Queensryche
Savatage
DIO
Dokken
Black Label
Stratovarious
Sonata Arctica
Iron Maiden
STP
Allice in Chanis

oh the list is long .. :lol:

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[lockwood81]

...keep in mind I have 3 bikes right now. It does get a bit expensive but the long term benefits of having a clean machine is worth it to me.

Sweet. I know you have a Gixxxer 1000, what other Suzuki's do you have in your arsenal?

[Con Man]

...keep in mind I have 3 bikes right now. It does get a bit expensive but the long term benefits of having a clean machine is worth it to me.

Sweet. I know you have a Gixxxer 1000, what other Suzuki's do you have in your arsenal?

I have...

Blue and White 07 GSXR 750
Black and Gray 07 GSXR 750
Blue and White 07 GSX 1000

[Con Man]

Grand Magus
Dream Theater
Arch Enemy
Psycroptic
Severed Savior
Spawn of Possession
Scar Symmetry
Communic
Necrophagist
Origin
Dying Fetus
Cannibal Corpse
Lamb of God
Decapitated
Pantera
BLS
Pestilence
Obituary
Ohm
Spiritual Beggars
Cathedral
James Labrie
Richie Kotzen
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman
Jason becker
Andy Timmons
Doug Aldrich


That will spark some interest...:)

[vicfirebolt]

wanna ride a buell for a day if I can ride a 750 for a day? :) always wanted a 750 gsxr.

[lockwood81]

I'm to old for all that loud noise..(I mean music)

Enya
Sting
U2
Hans Zimmer
Don Davis
Garbage
Green Day
Ludwig van Beethoven
Moby
Sarah McLachlan
Prodigy
Yo Yo Ma

[NKR]

Grand Magus
Dream Theater
Arch Enemy
Psycroptic
Severed Savior
Spawn of Possession
Scar Symmetry
Communic
Necrophagist
Origin
Dying Fetus
Cannibal Corpse
Lamb of God
Decapitated
Pantera
BLS
Pestilence
Obituary
Ohm
Spiritual Beggars
Cathedral
James Labrie
Richie Kotzen
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman
Jason becker
Andy Timmons
Doug Aldrich


That will spark some interest...:)


Uh-oh, I'm in deep do-do....I don't recognize any of that! :roll:

It has to be something I recognize like
Skynard, Springsteen, Madonna, Twelve Girls Band, Alabama, Van Zant, Molly Hatchet, Sugarland, Garth (just Garth ya'll know who Garth is even if you don't listen to him), Big & Rich, Hank jr.....

what else do I listen to, I'll have to figure it out tonite on the way over to WH.

[Staish]

I can't post what I listen to. You'd kick me off here so fast my head would spin around. ;)

Let's just say that I like anything BUT country or opera.

[Con Man]

wanna ride a buell for a day if I can ride a 750 for a day? :) always wanted a 750 gsxr.

Are you referring to me????

[Con Man]

I'm to old for all that loud noise..(I mean music)

Enya
Sting
U2
Hans Zimmer
Don Davis
Garbage
Green Day
Ludwig van Beethoven
Moby
Sarah McLachlan
Prodigy
Yo Yo Ma

I love yoru stuff too! I have all kinds of musical interests. I just threw up some bands that many are unaware of that are awesome at what they do....on the heavier side of things.

["Jackass"]

everything from Alabama to Rob Zombie

[Con Man]

Grand Magus
Dream Theater
Arch Enemy
Psycroptic
Severed Savior
Spawn of Possession
Scar Symmetry
Communic
Necrophagist
Origin
Dying Fetus
Cannibal Corpse
Lamb of God
Decapitated
Pantera
BLS
Pestilence
Obituary
Ohm
Spiritual Beggars
Cathedral
James Labrie
Richie Kotzen
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman
Jason becker
Andy Timmons
Doug Aldrich


That will spark some interest...:)


Uh-oh, I'm in deep do-do....I don't recognize any of that! :roll:

It has to be something I recognize like
Skynard, Springsteen, Madonna, Twelve Girls Band, Alabama, Van Zant, Molly Hatchet, Sugarland, Garth (just Garth ya'll know who Garth is even if you don't listen to him), Big & Rich, Hank jr.....

what else do I listen to, I'll have to figure it out tonite on the way over to WH.

So these are good by you then...?

Marshall Tucker
3 Dog Night
Grand Funk
Ted Nugent
Blackfoot
Uriah Heep
Foghat
Deep Purple
Etc.....;)

I love that stuff too

[vicfirebolt]

yah I was I have an xb9r firebolt buell. Maybe switch for a ride or something I love those gsxr 750's couldnt find one when I was ready too buy for the right price. guitar god I was talkin too you :). oh ya and marty freidmen and jason becker rule ever heard speed metal cachophony??

[NKR]

[quote="NKR"][quote=Guitar God]
So these are good by you then...?

Marshall Tucker
3 Dog Night
Grand Funk
Ted Nugent
Blackfoot
Uriah Heep
Foghat
Deep Purple
Etc.....;)

I love that stuff too

Yep TT(Tall Terry) those are all GOOD! And I always forget who sings it, but some of the words are "dirty deeds done dirt cheap". Greg Allman is another one. Actually Lockwood loaded up my mp3 with alot of songs to give me something to listen to. Then I added some of my own.

[Otown929]

TWO DOLLARS!!!!
I can't believe anyone remembers that movie! :lol:

[CKER]

Better off dead....classic..... :lol: :lol:

[bluespecv03]

You finally get out of work Rod? :lol:

[Con Man]

[quote=NKR][quote=Guitar God]
So these are good by you then...?

Marshall Tucker
3 Dog Night
Grand Funk
Ted Nugent
Blackfoot
Uriah Heep
Foghat
Deep Purple
Etc.....;)

I love that stuff too

Yep TT(Tall Terry) those are all GOOD! And I always forget who sings it, but some of the words are "dirty deeds done dirt cheap". Greg Allman is another one. Actually Lockwood loaded up my mp3 with alot of songs to give me something to listen to. Then I added some of my own.

Dirty Deeds is AC/DC ;) I will hook you up on some MP3's if you desire.

[Con Man]

yah I was I have an xb9r firebolt buell. Maybe switch for a ride or something I love those gsxr 750's couldnt find one when I was ready too buy for the right price. guitar god I was talkin too you :). oh ya and marty freidmen and jason becker rule ever heard speed metal cachophony??

We will see. Of course I am familiar with Cacaphony......;) All those guys with Racer X rule. Cut my guitar playing teeth on that stuff and still have all of it. I have a ton of albums.

[frikjmaser]

You finally get out of work Rod? :lol:

The passengers finally stopped trying to sink it or whatever was going on? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[mhunter1175]

What's an ALBUM?

[frikjmaser]

Back in the mid to late 20th century people used to have to acquire music on these things that they called records. Album was a slag for these records. Records were vinyl platters with sound waves stored on them that was picked up by a primitive needle which vibrated back and forth which induced a current in magnetic coils and produced an electrical modulation. These modulations were amplified thru the use of a device called an amplifier, then the resulting sound was output thru a 'hi-fi' speaker system.

[mhunter1175]

wow, next you will be telling me they sat around in front of the radio and listened to stories cause there were no 52 inch plasma/high def TVs

[Con Man]

"Musicians" still call "records", CD's" whatever you want to refer to them as album's or records.... :wink:

[frikjmaser]

wow, next you will be telling me they sat around in front of the radio and listened to stories cause there were no 52 inch plasma/high def TVs

Believe it or not there are stories told that a long time ago, people actually had to leave their houses to interact with the outside world!! :shock:

[Pandora]

what a horrifying proposition for you

[mhunter1175]

OOOHHH the humanity!!!

[MetalDisorder]

"Musicians" still call "records", CD's" whatever you want to refer to them as album's or records.... :wink:
Hey speak for your self .. I call cutting a record ... cutting a record .. Just got over the saying laying down some tracks on vinyl :lol:
Then again I am an old bastard :wink:

[07GSXR]

Then again I am an old bastard :wink:


Hay you said it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[MetalDisorder]

Hey did ya have to use 11 smileys .. 4 would have done it hehe :wink:

[Con Man]

A smiley per decade about sums it up...;)

[frikjmaser]

Uh oh, looks like Wayne is gonna have to release his army of Hair Band rockers on your ass :wink:

[MetalDisorder]

Yep wondered how long it would take for you to chime in with that one :lol:
Little math humor

[MetalDisorder]

Uh oh, looks like Wayne is gonna have to release his army of Hair Band rockers on your ass :wink:

Problem is that a lot of my old hair band mates lost their hair by now :-)
Kinda feel like spinal tap when I talk about it :-)

[frikjmaser]

Release the Tap!!

[MetalDisorder]

Nigel Tufnel: "It's part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy I'm working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don't know why."

[Con Man]

Nigel Tufnel: "It's part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy I'm working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don't know why."

Because it is in D Minor you silly!

;)

[frikjmaser]

Lick My Love Pump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-R5Qt2XD5g

[MetalDisorder]

Now you see where I get my signatures and my sick browsing history.. I love that movie ...Sad but reminds me of so many friends :-)