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131 miles range around town, when new. 91 miles when I sold it in Spring of 2023 with 34k miles on it. I buy German cars and bikes because at 6'5" I still fit in them comfortably, when seat is back at the limit. Not so with American or Japanese vehicles. It was a very efficient car, seeing 6.1...

I bought a 2015 VW e-Golf SEL, fully loaded, during dieselgate in Oct of 2015. Kept it 8.5 years, put 34k miles on it, almost all city miles. Did a very, very long day going to and from San Diego back to L.A. in it. Spent way too much time recharging that battery and being tethered, and going...

Thanks, I got my answer.

No where does my owner's manual recommend a 20w-50. 40 wt max. The bike is ancillary information, the question was about the oil base for the 40 wt.

I just know that the M-1 Racing 4T 10w-40 continues to shift smoothly for all 6000 miles in my BMW 1250 GS, whereas the Castrol Power 1 4T 5w-40 was finding false neutrals in 3-4, 4-5, and 5-6 shifts after about 2600 miles on the oil. I'd move the shifter but it just didn't complete the shift...

Does anyone have any idea, based on oil analysis, additives, elements used as additive, whether Mobil 1 Motorcycle Racing 4T has gone away from PAO and Ester group IV and V blend to group III or group 3 Hydrocracked base motor oil? I've searched and it seems to be a mystery. Trying to find...

MA/ MA/ MA2 is in reference to shared transmission, clutch and engine specification 3 in 1 motor oil. It's in reference to clutch engagement and clutch feel, and clutch slip when engaging in high torque / high HP situations. It prevents the clutch from slipping too much and not enough when...

Just a heads up, as this is a BMW F750 oil thread, but sharing somewhat off track my experience with a 2023 BMW 1250 GS Trophy model The R1250 series from 2019- 2024 in various models, has a very "agricultural" shifting gear box. My personal bike shifted fine on the factory break in oil for...