Recent content by grndslm

Hmmm.... I don't think Mobil1 ESP or Pennzoil Platinum LX are available in my Walmart.... We only had Mobil1 Advanced Fuel Economy & Pennzoil Platinum L, iirc.

Was just in Walmart a couple days ago and ended up going with the Supertech for a couple reasons (20k mi rating, Dexos1 Gen3), even tho it was a few bucks more than the 0w30, which *could* be a better base stock. Did I make the *best* choice?!

Maybe this is my opportunity to mix oil before the T6 15W-40 becomes available in my area!!! 10w-40 + 20-50 or something crazy!! Who's comin' with me?!

Originally Posted by krismoriah72 My advice is if you arent comfortable with the 15w40 and you are stuck on synthetic is to go with Valvoline 4T 10w40 you can find it at walmart or autozone just about anywhere. Meets all the specs and is a fine oil. I am definitely comfortable with the...

Originally Posted by Snagglefoot Late breaking news is that Rotella now has a T6 15-40 synthetic with the JASO MA rating as I recall. https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...re-rotella-t6-15w40-not-5w40#Post5011991 WOW! That could be awesome..... But wait.... Originally Posted by...

I'm having a heck of a time trying to find an appropriate motorcycle oil for my bike, which is calling for a 15w-40. The only legit option I can really find with a claimed (but not actually certified) JASO MA rating is Rotella T4. I've heard it didn't shift too well in my Kymco Spade, so I'm...

Originally Posted by Shannow The only thing that these tests "prove" is that under the circumstances of the test, if you want to stop your wear test test rig from wearing out you use the oil that wears the test rig out the least...plus or minus 20% (minimum, on even the ASTM tests), which makes...

Originally Posted by berlyn Why should a video be a proof of the specs of the oil and its level of protection inside an engine? Even the specs should be transformed into a series of pictures so that we can see them and not read the letters? Wouldn't be a video a more easy way to drown ourselves...

Originally Posted by kschachn Quote - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9DWGtXpYUc The rank stupidity here is that those "tests" are nothing but opinion as well, and bad ones at that. No dood on a YouTube video is going to be able to test the wear characteristics of a motor oil. That is quite...

Originally Posted by Cujet Today, the best way to avoid oil related problems is to choose a quality synthetic oil of sufficient viscosity and perform frequent oil changes. As the oil change is the only way to remove contaminates. Soo.... basically if I want a 15w-40 at a good value in...

I've seen this video which puts AmazonBasics / SuperTech synthetic virtually up there with Mobil 1 synthetic, which is the style of test I'm looking for... but these are 30w oils, which probly have the "energy conserving friction modifiers" that we are supposed to fear in bikes.... -...

Fixies are faster than a relatively geared single-speed. Single-speeds actually have to work faster to keep up with the momentup of a fixed gear bike. Fixies are also more efficient than geared bikes in the sense that there is no wasted "down time" during shifts, especially improper shifts...

Originally Posted By: grndslm -- https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck -- http://www.carfax.com/flood And I'm thinking that the nicb.org link invalidates the necessity to use the carfax.com/flood link, but don't quote me on that. It would be awesome if that one link...

This thread's a few months old, but the information is still pretty valuable. I'll be looking for a good vin checker very soon and wondering if anybody is willing to check out what some of these paid reports look like? Maybe take some screenshots for us?? --...

Hmm... well, I guess I was having a blonde moment there, because there's no reason the bike shouldn't freewheel when he cuts the motor off. The real concern with a freewheeling motor in this setup has to do with pedaling the bike home (i.e. - the batteries die). In this instance, a regenerative...