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Wally may still carry M1 at around $8/qt.

Though I havent used Amsoil yet, Im sure its an excellent oil. But in this white paper some reputedly good MC syn oils are absent (Motorex, Agip, Elf, for ex), and others are absent in some charts, and appear in others. Otherwise Im sure the results published are not doctored, theyre real.

Originally Posted By: Konst Originally Posted By: tmcafe Or check the For Sale area in the Forums here (yes, shameless plug ) Pls try to buy, сука блядская -:) Not sure I understand, are you looking to buy? Anyway, here's the link: Selling Krytox

Originally Posted By: mcboy Anyone have as source for a better price? You should see for substitutes for better price. Example, http://www.huskey.com/ProdInfo/PF%20Series%20Greases.pdf They have better prices for PFPE greases than DuPont, Kluber, Molykote, Castrol Ind., etc. Or check the For...

IIRC Mobil 1 20W-50 didn't do great on the 4-ball wear test, and the 10W-40 on the foaming.

Will do that. Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback! Will do as suggested. One more non-lube thing I was wondering about: gas has been sitting in the tank for months in one bike, and more than a year in the other bike. Sta-bil in both tanks. Still, I don t want to run the bike with old gas. Some folks have told me to...

One of my bikes has been sitting since December. Oil in it is Mobil 1 10-40 (bike oil), and it's only got about 1,500 miles on it. Should I dump it and replace, or is it okay to run? Also another question: if a bike has been sitting with used oil for a long time, would it be better not to run...

See above post for Krytox grease. Very expensive but apparently worth (I used it on my Guzzi's splines but haven't checked the results yet). Also the common recommendation is to use a grease with 60% moly (Honda has one). Check this useful info: http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Shaft.html#Grease

Originally Posted By: mabi_r1100rs According to the operators manual a 10W-50 is suitable for use in the ambient temeprature range from -20 degrees C to over +30 degrees C, as long as it is a 'special-oil'. I don't have a clue what makes an oil a special-oil. On top of that BMW has issued a...

Originally Posted By: KernelK At the time that I owned my Sport 1100i, the factory recommended oil was Mobil 1 15w-50. The big thing with these big air cooled twins is to keep them in motion, not sitting idling and certainly not revving at a stand still. The big two valve motors probably put a...

Originally Posted By: Drew2000 I think the quality of the cam-shaft steel goes a long way in how much wear occurs on the cam. Maybe some mfgs. use a harder steel that wears better. My fairly hard-ridden bikes (Honda & Yamaha) use shim-under-bucket and show no cam wear pushing 25k miles...

Originally Posted By: Drew2000 Notice I qualified the statement "liquid-cooled" and "Japanese of German" Air cooled bikes like the MG's can be brutal on oil. Yup, I noticed. I'm also wondering (probably it's a no-brainer) if different engines do different things to engine oil. In other words...

Originally Posted By: Redline955 Oil threads are a source of arguments and misinformation on the M/C sites I frequent. It can get pretty amusing. I agree with Drew. You could use just about any quality oil if you change it at 3 to 5,000 miles. "Just about any quality oil"--yes, but what does it...

Originally Posted By: Tempest I had a chance to finally use some of this on a high demand front wheel bearing on my son's 16" bike. It is way stringy and a pain to use for this type of application. No way I would want to use it in a car wheel bearing. Might be good for exposed conditions with...