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That’s just the ugly truth where we are at with prices now, unfortunately. I still don’t mind spending on good oil for the bike that’s a measly 2 liters, certainly isn’t breaking my bank. First run to work with the pro plus this morning and the shifting is unbelievably smooth. I thought Amsoil...

It’s not about wear and “not having any engine issues,” any oil you put in your bike will be just fine in the wear department. What differentiates oils is how long it can hold up under those hot conditions and how clean it keeps internals. I’ve used Amsoil and HPL and have uoa’s of them, great...

That bike isnt going to care what you put in it, synthetic or conventional. I’d go x-40, x-50 in synthetic as they are more abundant than conventional these days. Motul, maxima, Amsoil, HPL all have offerings on those flavors if you want to spend a bit more. Fill er’ up and grip it and rip it!

Some of us on here, including myself, have found hard carbon bits in our oil filters after a switch to HPL, from these other OTS oils such as Mobil, Pennzoil, ST, etc. these are indicative of buildup in the ring packs, so no, these oils don’t keep clean as they advertise. There may also be...

We are really going off the reputation that the Valvoline Restore and Protect oil has made itself, which is really good. I don’t even use it and I’m a believer having watched its progress on here and across the net. I have no qualms about trusting this FSC to work based on that alone. They have...

Those are fighting words to some folks on here🤣

Well in that case it never goes away. Learned something new in this thread, thanks!

Even when a UOA shows the oil still perfectly serviceable, the arguments from the short-change crowd will never end. Keep at it OP, just be sure to backup longer intervals with UOA’s.

it is well known that wear metals across oils don’t vary much, see the Blackstone write up on that. That is not why OP is running it, he wants longer intervals, which is what sig series is designed to do.

Tha That is certainly an option. In the future I want to try maxima extra and motul 300v. If I get 2k miles on an oil before I need to change it I’m happy, anymore is a bonus.

Ah I see, that does make sense. Perhaps it is continuously burned off and replenished? I’ll just keep an eye on the reports and go from there. Thanks for the insight.

How does that happen? I always thought if one ran it hard and hot that it reduced the chance of dilution. Maybe not?

Hmmm I’ll be watching this, thanks for posting.

It’s not. Has more than the 250 which had carbs. And I ride this one hard as well, and it runs hot.

Yep, quite different. Fuel injection is smooth too. Quite a ripper for a 451cc too. I got a good deal on it brand new, that's the only reason I gave up the 250.