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LOL. Having had Brit twins since '72 I know better than expect to feel any increase in hp on a 47 hp ancient twin design. It's a waste of effort on my seat of the pants dyno.

I followed a search link and a semi-synthetic came up. Perhaps it wasn't the MC oil.

Thanks for the thought But I'll never use a synthetc in a vintage vehicle again. Tried it twice and both vehicles hemorrhaged badly right pff the bat. Luckily they healed themselves when back on conventional oil. Neither one of them is used enough to care about long life oils because the year...

Thanks. 60 weight is definitely out of the question for old knees. But the Lightenings were the sharpest looking bikes.

I'll take a look but M1 is definately out. Synthetic in vintage vehicle talk fooled me twice but never again.

You are a bit early. I'm talking about 750 OIF models in the '70s. The clutch shares engine oil in the primary case.

Simple answer; all of our bikes and power equipment get Sunoco racing fuel for the seasonal layup. The shelf life is 2 to 3 years depending on the particular fuel. It's pricey but far less than rebuild parts. I used to treat pump gas with Seafoam for layup but sometimes I'd have dicey moments...

LOL. From that era they are all dead and gone. My dealer didn't even spell my name correctly on the title so he wouldn't know which end of the oil bottle to open if he were still around. It was the 70's....."far out man".

Thanks for the input. I have used the Valvoline. Disagree about the "county auditor" comment though. Not risking my engine for lack of technical information. Yes, the VR-1 warns not to use it with a wet clutch, which I have, so I crossed that off the list. There is always trouble enough with...

With concerns over reduced zinc and phosphorous levels in current motor oils, what would be conventional (non-syn) motor oils recommended for our vintage, air cooled, flat tappet cam Brit bike in 20W50 weight? One option I came across is Valvoline 4 stroke motorcycle oil (blue bottle). Another...