Twin Cam 88, With Gear Drive Cams, Stage One. Stock Bore.
2003 H-D TC 88, 4889 miles, Valvoline VR1 20W-50
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Basic oil performing the same function as the designer oils. Looks good!!
Yes! Gear Drive Cams and still a good TBN and Viscosity! No Boutique/Dealer oil needed here!I was surprised it worked as well as it did.
Have to agree. Looks pretty dang good. Will have to give it a try in my K75 next OCI.
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Was this the API "SM" variety?
They were closing out the "SM" stuff around here a while back for $2.29/qt so I got six cases. We have four HDs between me and my Sons so It's not like I was hoarding or anything like that.. hehehehehe.....
I hope they never stop making that stuff !
Was this the API "SM" variety?
They were closing out the "SM" stuff around here a while back for $2.29/qt so I got six cases. We have four HDs between me and my Sons so It's not like I was hoarding or anything like that.. hehehehehe.....
I hope they never stop making that stuff !
It does look good, especially for nearly 5k miles.
Why all the sodium in the oil ? You riding on salty streets ?
I have to wonder if this oil would retain it's viscosity as well as it did here when used in a bike engine that shares the oil with the transmission.
I was planning on using Mobil 1 15w-50 in my SV1000 , but after my friend told me his Busa car (he's the crew chief/wrench for a private racer) had alot of metal in the oil when using Mobil 1 I became leary.
He uses VR1 20-50 and loves it. After reading the UOA's of the Mobil 1 15w-50 on this forum, I am seeing reinforcement of his claims. 28-30+ppm of iron seems to be rather high.
Thanks for the info guys !
........................Blake
Why all the sodium in the oil ? You riding on salty streets ?
I have to wonder if this oil would retain it's viscosity as well as it did here when used in a bike engine that shares the oil with the transmission.
I was planning on using Mobil 1 15w-50 in my SV1000 , but after my friend told me his Busa car (he's the crew chief/wrench for a private racer) had alot of metal in the oil when using Mobil 1 I became leary.
He uses VR1 20-50 and loves it. After reading the UOA's of the Mobil 1 15w-50 on this forum, I am seeing reinforcement of his claims. 28-30+ppm of iron seems to be rather high.
Thanks for the info guys !
........................Blake
Is this the syn or dino VR-1?
Originally Posted By: Nihilist
It does look good, especially for nearly 5k miles.
Why all the sodium in the oil ? You riding on salty streets ?
I have to wonder if this oil would retain it's viscosity as well as it did here when used in a bike engine that shares the oil with the transmission.
He uses VR1 20-50 and loves it. After reading the UOA's of the Mobil 1 15w-50 on this forum, I am seeing reinforcement of his claims. 28-30+ppm of iron seems to be rather high.
Thanks for the info guys !
........................Blake
I don't know where the sodium came from.
Well, it does have ger drive cams...
Thats the only place (cam gears) I can figure the iron's coming from.
It is the DINO version
It does look good, especially for nearly 5k miles.
Why all the sodium in the oil ? You riding on salty streets ?
I have to wonder if this oil would retain it's viscosity as well as it did here when used in a bike engine that shares the oil with the transmission.
He uses VR1 20-50 and loves it. After reading the UOA's of the Mobil 1 15w-50 on this forum, I am seeing reinforcement of his claims. 28-30+ppm of iron seems to be rather high.
Thanks for the info guys !
........................Blake
I don't know where the sodium came from.
Well, it does have ger drive cams...
Thats the only place (cam gears) I can figure the iron's coming from.
It is the DINO version
I posted a couple UOA's from this oil on Harley's of mine and a friend's of mine... it's super robust, and nothing seems to actually beat it.
You can spend more money and not do one iota better...
Dan
You can spend more money and not do one iota better...
Dan
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