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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CanuckSporty
Might? they for sure do. And if not them then someone else that came in with a low bid. For sure inferior to Amsoil/Mobil 1. They make oil not motorcycles.
Is there a way to determine that it is the same formulation with a different label or whether it is a slightly different formulation made by the same company? It might be inferior to Amsoil or Mobile1 but until we can see the formulation it will be hard to say for sure.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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This is what I used for the last change at 15,000 miles, now 3,000 miles later it is still so clear its hard to see on the stick. I am running it with the 63813-90T long filter and a full 3 quarts. It is a 25w60 and is not synthetic.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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K. There is a voa of the syn 3 at bob is the oil guy. And then the next thread is a uoa of amsoils v-twin oil. The amsoil has 6000 miles on it and there is a higher TBN number and more additives left in the amsoil then the syn 3 started with.
So that means that used amsoil is better then new syn 3. Funny.
 
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