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Message started by jbird on 05/04/05 at 03:11:11

Title: time to pull the plug
Post by jbird on 05/04/05 at 03:11:11

time to change the oil 2200 miles since the first oil change i run 10w 30 castrol in all of my 4 automobiles buy it by the case .can i run this oil in my bike?? 100 degree weather is very common this time of the year in south mississippi i dont run my bike hard 60mph is average crusing speed i know we all have our preferance but the bottom line will 10w 30 automobile oil keep it cool!! time to vote

Title: Re: time to pull the plug
Post by Reelthing on 05/04/05 at 04:05:44

The suzuki service manual list SE or SF grade 10w30 as being usable (if you can't find 10w40 :-/) from -20c/-4f to 30c/86f deg - have a heart and pour in at least 10w40 dino oil - of course 10w40 or 20w50 motorcycle syn mobil 1 is my choice.

Title: Re: time to pull the plug
Post by slavy on 05/04/05 at 08:13:28

I fully agree with Reelthing. Use at least 10w-40. In all my air cooled bikees I use 20w-50.
If You like Castrol GTX - go with it. This is a pretty good oil.

Title: Re: time to pull the plug
Post by Paladin on 05/04/05 at 17:43:57

Castrol GTX 20-50 has been around for a long while. Used it in my '67 Spitfire back in '71. Drove to work. Unknown to me I split a radiator hose and the water all drained out while I was parked. Going home I depart downtown on what is now the 110, past the 10 traffic lightens and I accelerate, de-clutch to shift up and the engine STOPS. Keep the clutch in, pull to the side (across 3 lanes). Find no water, engine so hot the pistons had expanded and siezed in the cylinders. Let it cool, start up and get off the freeway and get some water. Drive home. Fix hose, change oil. No appearent engine damage. The oil did it's job of protecting the engine.

I like Castro GTX.

Title: Re: time to pull the plug
Post by rkutzner on 05/04/05 at 18:06:00

You need to use a motorcycle oil with additives for a wet clutch system. You have a wet clutch and a higher rpm motor that car oil just won't do a good job with. Your oil doesn't just live in the engine, it lives in the clutch disks...lots more stress. This will not only help your engine live a longer life, but will definitely improve and lengthen clutch performance life.

I use 10W-40 Honda GN4 in all my wet clutch systems (Z400 ATV, Honda Dirt Bike, S40 Motorcycle).

Title: Re: time to pull the plug
Post by WD on 05/04/05 at 22:13:54

I bought my Savage at Suzuki City in Biloxi MS in Feb 98. If you were to call there and talk to Mike, he would tell you to run 20W50 year round in south MS.

If you get the chance, go to the Little Sturgis (MS) rally this year. If it still happens... You won't regret it. It is co-hosted by the Christian Motorcyclists Association and Southern Coast Riders Motorcycle Association, Gulfport Chapter. Cleanest, sanest fun you can have on two wheels. I liked it better than the big rally in Sturgis, SD.

There IS a Castrol GTX motorcycle 20W50 as well as dino GTX 20W50. I run car dino, my particular scoot likes it better. 10 weight oils are too thin for Dixieland riding conditions. Trust me, I rode my Savage in MS, AL, FL, LA, TN, KY, AR.

Ride the wheels off it. If you get to Gulfport around the 4th of July, the SCR chapter used to host a rally at the Copa Casino. Good mudbugs, decent vendors, nice ride in bike show.
-WD