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Skip the Castrol GO! oil. Either flavor of Amsoil will be better. I'm sure someone with more knowledge of Amsoil can chime in on which flavor to use.

Honda GN4 is good oil. It's not the best, but it is good serviceable oil, use it without worry. Use that gallon to change the oil early and often during break-in. After that, I would suggest using synthetic motorcycle 4T oil. Mobil 1 Racing 4T 10W-40 is my favorite and usually is readily...

Wet Clutch means that the clutch is "wet" with oil (or fluid). In most motorcycles with a "wet clutch", the oil is shared with the engine, gearbox and clutch.

It does not matter to the engine if you use regular or synthetic motorcycle oil during break-in. It is a cost savings on your wallet to use regular motorcycle oil during break-in. The important thing is to change the oil to get the metal break-in "glitter" drained out of the engine. I run...

Why not just use the correct plug that is recommended in the owner's manual? I've found that is usually the best choice.

That's very interesting. Good to know! I also had some experience with motorcycles.... Growing up, I kept my motorcycle in my Dad's detached garage. It was a wood framed, unfinished garage. I never had any issues with condensation or rust on anything in that garage. A friend in the same...

I like to warm up the engine before changing my oil so the oil drains fast while holding any contaminants in suspension. This works well for daily drivers with longer oil change intervals where the oil is actually dirty. I'm not sure it matters much in your situation with a very short OCI (in...

I have a 24 Rav4 with the 2.5L gas engine. It calls for 0W-16 in the manual and has a 0W-16 sticker under the hood. I change the oil & filter in my cars on the 5K's. This makes it easy for me to track. I replaced the factory fill 0W-16 with 0W-20 Pennzoil Platinum and didn't see any...

Check this out: https://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/FilterXRef.html Your Wix 51358 is found in note [5]. I use this list for my Hondas and haven't had a fitment problem yet. I use the same oil filter on my Honda CR-V car and also my motorcycles: NC700X, ST1300 and Africa Twin 1100. I've used the...

2024 Africa Twin AS ES 102 Miles Out: Factory Fill (most likely Honda GN4) and Factory filter In: Castrol Act-Evo 10W-30, Purolator Boss 14610 The oil had lots of glitter from the new engine and gearbox, as expected. I had the Castrol on the shelf, so that went in for the next short interval...

I just bought a 2024 Africa Twin AS with the 19" front wheel. It's a wonderful bike! It rides beautifully on the road (which is my primary use case). When the stock tires wear out, I plan to put on slightly more aggressive rubber (maybe 70/30 as opposed to the 90/10 road biased tires that came...

Everything has gone up at the grocery store. A large freezer comes in handy when I do find a few sales and stock up. It's funny what you realize when you look back at what you used to buy. I've subconsciously made many substitutions in my grocery shopping while trying to keep the bill down...

The marine engine oil has extra corrosion inhibitors for the wet environment. So, that's a nod in the marine oil direction. On the other hand... If you trailer your boat and store it in a dry garage, and use it on fresh water, then the extra corrosion protection may not matter much over normal oil.

What are you trying to achieve? Are you are just rinsing the old oil out to have a 100% clean, fresh fill? Or are you trying to clean the engine? If cleaning, then pour a bottle of Rislone in with your "rinse oil" and drive it for a while.

You could change you oil for the cost of an oil analysis. I would just change it instead.

401K loans are intended as a last resort. You lose the appreciation from money you pull from your 401K. You are repaying yourself with your own money. You are not making any interest on the loan because it is already YOUR money you are using to repay it. If I "borrow" $10 from my piggy bank...

I have a Logitec one (380?). You can pair it to three different devices. I also paired it to my TV so I can quickly type when I search for shows or movies.

The way I look at it is that I need a place to live. I can't even rent a one bedroom apartment in my area for what I pay in interest, taxes and insurance. Anything I pay in principle on the mortgage is like a forced savings account that I'll get back eventually. My house hasn't appreciated as...

This is true. Rentals are a business and property taxes are just one of many inputs into the rent equation.

The property owners of the rented buildings have to pay property tax. Therefore, renters pay property tax indirectly through their rent. You can bet if the property tax goes up, the owner will raise the rent.