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« Reply #30 on: March 21, 2009, 10:00:53 PM »
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your aluminum, chromium, iron, copper, lead, tin     counts on this graph are really high. Thats what you need to be looking at when you get these graphs back. You should try syntec or redline the counts of all these materials is way lower.


How did you reach the conclusion that those numbers are "really high"? Read the UOAs again- with the exception of iron in the MS3 UOAs, every metal number is at or below the universal averages for these engines. And if you read Blackstone's comments you'll find that they didn't find any red flags either.
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« Reply #31 on: March 22, 2009, 08:30:01 AM »
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I graduated from MMI so i'm really supposed to be bike tech even though i work on cars now LOL. but anywho they always talked about how using car oils in motorcycles is the worst idea ever because the engines have such close tolerances. the oils won't be able to stand the harsh environment. but as for motorcycle oil in cars not to sure. i know a quart of synthetic oil for a bike is like 18 dollars so it would not be worth the money at all.


You might want to read this Motorcycle Consumer News article. Some automotive oils may cause problems in some bikes with wet clutches, but the issues have nothing to do with the so-called "close tolerances" of motorcycle engines.
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« Reply #32 on: March 22, 2009, 09:05:53 AM »
i run castrol gtx 20-50 anti sludge formula.

i change my oil roughly every 2500 miles, because my car see's 7000rpm's multiple times daily...anything you run hard, you should keep good oil in it...unless its a 325eta or something ;)
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« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2009, 02:17:37 PM »
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You might want to read this Motorcycle Consumer News article. Some automotive oils may cause problems in some bikes with wet clutches, but the issues have nothing to do with the so-called "close tolerances" of motorcycle engines.

just giving my two cents you can take it or leave it.

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« Reply #34 on: March 22, 2009, 02:18:25 PM »
but again that's all i have is two cents right? lol

by the way what kinda of motorcycle were they testing this on? and how come mobil 1 is the only oil with different viscosity/weight than all the other oils they tested?
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« Reply #35 on: March 22, 2009, 02:44:02 PM »
next time i change my oil i might try something different. ive got castrol  10/50 at the shop that we use in dinosaur burners.
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« Reply #36 on: March 22, 2009, 04:22:58 PM »
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next time i change my oil i might try something different. ive got castrol  10/50 at the shop that we use in dinosaur burners.


hahaha lol yeah that is some thick stuff. what is a dinosaur burner haha. that made me laugh so hard.

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« Reply #37 on: March 22, 2009, 04:34:35 PM »
diesels. dino burners lol
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« Reply #38 on: March 23, 2009, 09:46:52 AM »
hahaha thats a good one i have to get a sticker made that says that and stick it on my friends diesel.

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« Reply #39 on: March 23, 2009, 11:18:33 AM »
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because my car see's 7000rpm's multiple times daily


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