2003 BMW R1150RT owned since new. 3.7 qt. oil supply and factory oil cooler with oil temp gauge. Dry clutch,Air/oil cooled with separate trans/clutch with their own oil. I usually have several big bikes in addition to the Beemer so it has less than 18K on the odometer or roughly 1500 miles yearly in Central Texas typically solo and 10 miles per ride. Has had Mobil 1 15W50 almost since new with oil changes usually at under 2K with filter every other time.
I have 9 qts. of Pennzoil 5W40 Ultra Euro left over from my Mercedes Bluetec 350turbo diesel. This stuff was expensive and I would like to run it in this bike. It is the Ferrari/Maserati approved version (I'm a sucker for advertising!)and this was one of the few lubes I could find that carried the mandatory MB 229.5 rating required under warranty. Here are the ratings: API SM/CF ACEAA3/B3/B4 BMW LL-01 Chrysler MS-10725 MB 229.3 MB 229.5 VW 502 00/503 01/505 Porsche A40 Ferrari Maserati Fiat 9.5535 Z2
So with all these approvals it seems to me that this oil would be good enough for a 90 horsepower motorbike. What say all you oil gurus............
I have 9 qts. of Pennzoil 5W40 Ultra Euro left over from my Mercedes Bluetec 350turbo diesel. This stuff was expensive and I would like to run it in this bike. It is the Ferrari/Maserati approved version (I'm a sucker for advertising!)and this was one of the few lubes I could find that carried the mandatory MB 229.5 rating required under warranty. Here are the ratings: API SM/CF ACEAA3/B3/B4 BMW LL-01 Chrysler MS-10725 MB 229.3 MB 229.5 VW 502 00/503 01/505 Porsche A40 Ferrari Maserati Fiat 9.5535 Z2
So with all these approvals it seems to me that this oil would be good enough for a 90 horsepower motorbike. What say all you oil gurus............