Harley RKC 103... changed exclusively to Redline!

[Climb14er]

Got the 2011 Road King Classic 103 in January 2011 and in-between the snow, ice, rain and abundant sunshine of Colorado, have managed to put on just about 6,000 miles on the bike.

Changed the three holes to Mobil V-Twin 20W-50 (engine) at 800 miles along with Primary and Transmission (Shockproof) to V-Twin Redline Synthetics.

At 2500 miles, changed out the engine oil to Mobil V-Twin 20W-50.

At 5,000 miles, changed out all three holes (will go 5,000 miles from now on) to all Redline oils... V-Twin 20W-50 oil in the engine.

By changing from Mobil V-Twin to Redline, the engine is running smoother, sounding less like a sewing machine and more like a V-Twin. The loud ticking with the Mobil oil is a lot quieter with the Redline in the engine.

Mobil V-Twin and Redline both make excellent oils... this is a given!

From what I'm hearing, with 1,000 miles now on the engine with the Redline, the bike is running A LOT quieter.

As usual, YMMV!

 

[BigCahuna]

The real test of if it is a quiet motor, will be is when you ride your bike in warm to hot weather.,,

 

[Ausfahrt]

Sounds like a well ridden and well cared-for bike to me.

Carry on.

 

[Clevy]

Red line shockproof helped my transmission. It's less clunky and finding neutral is a breeze now. In spring and fall I run a 5w-50 then come summer a 50w. I put liqui-moly in the motor and it took a couple of tanks of gas before the idle dropped down to normal again and on my dipstick temp gauge after a freeway run it held steady at 230. It used to hit 260 when I tried mobil 1 v-twin in the motor. The liqui-moly has changed my mind about buying an oil cooler. I am changing my cams this winter. Then we will see if it helps wear too

 

[Klotz1]

Next oil change, for about the same price try Klotz synthetic, they have the engine oil, transmission fluid and primary. I have used Red Line also, very good oil but I seem to have better results with Klotz.

www.klotzlube.com

 

[GMBoy]

I have used Redline on all 3 holes for about 2 years now. Good results for me.

 

[LC]

How did the Pennzoil GT 25W50 work out for you?

 

[OilProfessor]

The Professor recommends Amsoil 20W-50 in the engine and the Primary. And the Amsoil 75W-110 gear lube in the transmission.

 

[Klotz1]

Thanks for asking! Worked OK although It seemed to be a little heavy and the engine seemed to run a little sluggish compared to the Klotz synthetic, so I switched back.

 

[Climb14er]

Originally Posted By: Klotz1
Next oil change, for about the same price try Klotz synthetic, they have the engine oil, transmission fluid and primary. I have used Red Line also, very good oil but I seem to have better results with Klotz.

www.klotzlube.com


What are your better results? Please explain.

I'm always looking to run the best lubricants I can buy!

 

[Klotz1]

Sure, I run all Klotz products in my built 03 Harley softail. I have used all other leading synthetic's and with Klotz it just seemed to make my bike run smoother. Cold starts seem easier, fires quicker & my throttle response is better, sounds crazy but the engine just seems to rev easier. My engine is built, I have larger cams with head porting so my bike tends to have a little more valve train noise; using klotz the bike sounds nice, like it should. This is just my personal opinion, I am not a dealer or tying to say Klotz is the best, it just has proved to be better for my application. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed. Thanks.

 

[Clevy]

Originally Posted By: Klotz1
Sure, I run all Klotz products in my built 03 Harley softail. I have used all other leading synthetic's and with Klotz it just seemed to make my bike run smoother. Cold starts seem easier, fires quicker & my throttle response is better, sounds crazy but the engine just seems to rev easier. My engine is built, I have larger cams with head porting so my bike tends to have a little more valve train noise; using klotz the bike sounds nice, like it should. This is just my personal opinion, I am not a dealer or tying to say Klotz is the best, it just has proved to be better for my application. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed. Thanks.


See this is info I can relate to. A guy who rides his bike so knows every sound it makes and how it feels as well as knows how the throttle responds. I started with amsoil 20w50 and although I know for a fact it's a great product the valvetrain noise was insane. So then mobil 1. And the valvetrain noise was worse,then red-line and it sounded like a different bike. So red-line it is. Now your saying you have used it and klotz is better. Then this I gotta try. Thanks for posting.