Synthetic vs. Regular oil
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RE: Synthetic vs. Regular oil
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I'll be the underdog.......I have 64k miles on my Twin Cam and use dino. It doesn't smoke, use oil between changes, and still runs like a top. I don't have an oil cooler, either.
What brand oil you use has nothing to do with tensioner wear. It's a crapshoot. But for what it's worth, here are my tensioners at 52k miles.
[IMG]local://upfiles/17633/3D62883544AF454B93B2BEA3A080E3F3.jpg[/IMG]
I'll be the underdog.......I have 64k miles on my Twin Cam and use dino. It doesn't smoke, use oil between changes, and still runs like a top. I don't have an oil cooler, either.
What brand oil you use has nothing to do with tensioner wear. It's a crapshoot. But for what it's worth, here are my tensioners at 52k miles.
[IMG]local://upfiles/17633/3D62883544AF454B93B2BEA3A080E3F3.jpg[/IMG]
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RE: Synthetic vs. Regular oil
I considered them pretty good.
By comparison, these came out of my buddy's bike with 20k miles on them. I consider them worn out...at least the one on the right.
[IMG]local://upfiles/17633/605F11F0F8AE4305ACE46CA41B830642.jpg[/IMG]
By comparison, these came out of my buddy's bike with 20k miles on them. I consider them worn out...at least the one on the right.
[IMG]local://upfiles/17633/605F11F0F8AE4305ACE46CA41B830642.jpg[/IMG]
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From: Philippines
RE: Synthetic vs. Regular oil
IDEFINITELY PREFER THE FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL. ITS CHEAP INSURANCE.OVER HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES WE ARE QUITE LIMITED IN THE USE OF MOTORCYCLE OILS AND WE HAVEFEW CHOICES IN THE LOCAL MARKET SO WE MAKE USE OF WHAT WE DEEM SUITABLE FOR OUR ENGINES. I USE MOBILE 1 5w50 FULLY SYNTHETIC OILON MY '01 WIDE GLIDE, ATF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE PRIMARY, AND A 90W GEAR OIL ON THE TRANNY. WORKS FINE! 
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