lets face it no one can nail it to the best oil for shovelhead I hear
all kinds of tales 20w50, straight fifty, straight 60 even heard straight 70
use type f in my inner primary but have used engine oils also, during the
winter months is 20w50 better?, have used several havoline racing oil, power factory
straight fifty, now ready to use revtec 70 hey what yall think? are racing oils good for shovelheads
or stay straight motorcycle oil

 

motorcycle oil for older machines is not new age stuff - while 25 /50 does a good service in machines running in cold weather - during the regular season we only buy 50 weight and 70 weight if someone thinks they know better then us we blend his oil part 50 / 70 to make 60

having said that air cooled motorcycle oil is not used in aircraft and most of the time the bikes we drive are not at 5 thousand feet so aircraft oil is off the table as a go to --- but any oil is better in a pinch then NO oil

 

 

FWIW, I run HD 20w60 all year long in riding weather year around.....I agree with FL54 it depends on the climate you live in.

 

I have run various 20W50 dino oils in all my shovels since 1978.... probably six or seven of them. Lived in Oklahoma City, Houston and Bakersfield....so wide range of temps. Never had a problem.

 

SAE 60,
Green in color,

Being up here in these temps it is now molasses,

The bike don't go no where till I know all the salts are off the roads anyhow,

If one is fortunate enough to have a heated garage wouldn't matter on the,
Brand,
What it made out of,
Viscosity,
How much ya paid for it,

Important thing is to change it when it looks like crap,

 

I prefer olive oil to wesson

 

the best olive oil in the world is from Sicily - Frankies 457 Spuntino
- its also a neighborhood Italian restaurant in Brooklyn nyc or in Hudson street Manhattan

they import the olives from Sicily and make the olive oil in house - the Tuscan style cuisine small places expensive but the place

 

Do you guys change it when it looks like **** or is that where all the flavor is,

 

[QUOTE=Squidbilly*;18037857]Do you guys change it when it looks like **** or is that where all the flavor is,[/QUOTE

Aglio e Olio is A one time use - you need to stop going to the wawa for Italian food