I was about to get a couple of quarts of expensive synthetic car oil from Autozone for my 03 Savage, but then I read how there's special oil just made for motorcycles.

What do you use? Why? Where do you get it from? Thanks.

Klotz from Dennis Kirk

hee hee hee !!

You can count some newbie punching the oil war button at least once every other week, don't cha know it.

Easywriter, punch "ZDDP" into the list's search function and read a bit to get some background information before you go running around in the bowels of the refinery carrying a lit match.

Once you know enough to ask a decent question, then by golly you just go ahead and slap the snot out of that silly looking big red button with the skull and crossbones on it ....

  You can use corn oil, sewing machine oil, 3 in 1, diesel,castor, or use motorcycle oil its up to you.

Easywriter - in other words, take your pick.  You won't get a concensus on oil around here.  But you will get tons of good and bad reasons for this, that, and the other.
 
But from a fairly newbie perspective, such as me, it is fun to watch them duke it out every time someone brings up the "O" word.  heehee

Questions on any other topic -- you won't find better answers than here, but oil is a slick subject...  

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Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/25/09 at 12:55:52:


Sheesh! Didn't mean to start the fire. However, I got an answer to your question. Rotella Syn 5w40 is listed first because it costs the least. In other words, most oils will work so don't knock yourself out trying to find the right answer! (Someday I will be a jedi!)

Sure about that ?
I believe that has been proven wrong many times.

But I did buy the most expensive oil for the Bike, so it would be nice if you were right  

Most of the oil info is scattered about the forum. Searches will bring up quite a bit.
With some good points.Which ones not to use and why=Mostly clutch slippage.And some just opinions.


But...I see easywriter is pretty darn smart here already.I like that
He is teaching us a few things