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    15 year old oil OK?

    Wow - great posts! Here is my Sept 72 Z1 - last weekend . I assume it got the same treatment when built.
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    15 year old oil OK?

    Thanks all again. Already planned to flush brake fluid. If they don't bleed back hard or if I see funky fluid coming out I'll strip the calipers. Tires a no brainer - Dunlop Q3+ arrived today. Good call on the potential condensation but I don't like the idea of an old filter even for a heat...
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    15 year old oil OK?

    Thanks all for the inputs. So I decided to put in a new OEM filter (good call), fill with Rotella T4, and then switch to Amsoil after 500 miles. Bike is assembled but otherwise as it came from the factory. Never had gas in it. Came from a private collection. I got it from Iconic motorbikes in...
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    15 year old oil OK?

    Maybe a dumb question (I am a chemist so maybe should know better). I just bought a zero mile 2005 CBR1000RR. I plan to use it as soon as it arrives (not going to keep it locked away). Should I change the engine oil before firing it up? It has never been started or had gas in it. (I am...
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