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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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50 weight up to 80F 60 weight over.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:25 AM
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Mineral, semi, full sinthetic?
What specification?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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dino i the norm, but synth would be OK if for motorcycles.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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Ya gotta love the shovels. Got mine out yesterday from it's heated winter storage & did the once over. Everything is tight & the chain is adjusted. Hope to get a couple of hours in on it today.
I can tell ya that you DO NOT want to useSYNTHETIC OILin a shovel. It's to thin and leaks out like water

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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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Here is a pic of my ex's 77 Shovel...mostly original or at least I think so, tho the bags are not....it runs pretty good , or it did last I knew..I have driven it and it is sweet!!!! Whish it was mine as I would have restored it to it's original condition...don't know what happened to it or to him....

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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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nice scoots on the pics. I use a straight 50 wt oil on my shovel which the HD dealership recommended.
 
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Working on a restoration of this bike. Very cool ride
 
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I have a 73 and it is pretty much original.would recommend straight 60 wt.oil
 
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Gotta agree with Capt Itch here. I use straight 60 on bothe my pans and my shovel. Stay away from syntheitic...great for modern bikes, not so for old iron (seeping past gaskets) IMO
 
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Gotta agree with Capt Itch here. I use straight 60 on bothe my pans and my shovel. Stay away from syntheitic...great for modern bikes, not so for old iron (seeping past gaskets) IMO
I also agree............do they even make a syn straight 50 or 60 wt?
 
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