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Nov 6, 2023 | 09:55 AM

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Andy from Sandy

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Reading the FAQs at the bottom of the page suggests the motorcycle oil doesn't have friction modifiers like passenger car oils stating it is good for wet clutches. So that is 2 holes taken care of.

And this statement - In general, Mobil 1 motorcycle oils have additive packages formulated for use in both motorcycle engine and transmission operation. Means it is good for the third.

Mobil 1™ V-Twin 20W-50 motorcycle oil

Nov 6, 2023 | 09:55 AM

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07UltraGuy

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It will work fine if you pour it in backwards.

Nov 6, 2023 | 12:34 PM

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mjwebb

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Mobil 1 - Not compatible - that's exactly what our marriage counselor told us..I should have asked her what oil to use while we were there

Nov 7, 2023 | 12:11 PM

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BigD48

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy from Sandy

Reading the FAQs at the bottom of the page suggests the motorcycle oil doesn't have friction modifiers

Mobil 1™ V-Twin 20W-50 motorcycle oil

It may suggest that but that is incorrect. Boron and molybdenum are both anti-wear/friction modifiers. In the UOA below, it shows 81 ppm of moly and 193 ppm of boron in Mobil 1 V-Twin.

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/th...an-tbn.347013/

That isn’t a problem because Syn 3 has has a little over 100 ppm of moly and over 200 ppm of boron in the UOA’s below.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/oil-a...l-testing.html

Here’s a video that explains what the oil analysis numbers mean.

Nov 7, 2023 | 12:56 PM

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TwiZted Biker

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Does this **** keep you up at night ?

Nov 7, 2023 | 02:06 PM

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Dan89FLSTC

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BigD48

That isn’t a problem because Syn 3 has has a little over 100 ppm of moly

I could have sworn it was 99.51678 PPM of moly...

Nov 7, 2023 | 02:11 PM

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OKMICK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC

I could have sworn it was 99.51678 PPM of moly...

That's why you're having issues, not enough moly in your lubricants. What else may we help you with?

Nov 7, 2023 | 03:17 PM

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TriGeezer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cgmartine

I have been using Mobil 1 20W50 full synthetic V-Twin motorcycle oil for all three holes. Today, I checked the Walmart website, and it tells me that Mobil 1 is not compatible for my 2000 Heritage Springer. It is also not compatible with my 2006 Heritage. What changed, if anything?

Just to be specific, Does the website say “Mobil 1”, or “Mobil 1 20W50 full synthetic V-Twin ” is not compatible?

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#19

M Oclaf

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The Walmart site is a cut and paste of many different sites, automotive and retail, it’s Chinese ran so of course the *****s don’t know what they’re copying and pasting…