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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 10:33 AM
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Hi all,

For my fellow riders in the toasty southwest...do any of you run 20W60 synthetic during the summer?

Have you and if so, have you noticed any difference as far as valve noise, etc.

Coming up on next oil change in a couple thousand and was curious. My primary riding is in Tucson with a weekly trips up to Phoenix.

Let me know....

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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 10:36 AM
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You will be fine with 20/60 out there, some say it is quieter.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 10:38 AM
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i wish mobil v-twin came in 20-60 weight.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 10:45 AM
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Straight 60 in a synthetic will perform exactly like a 20/60. I don't use synthetic in my engine but cold flow is where synthetic really shines in these engines.
 
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I'm using syn3 20w50.
It works fine
360 20w50 in the Evo and Pan.

I do like my oil cooler.

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Default Still noisey
I tried going from 20w50 redline to 20w60 and that didn't help much with noise.

The thing that did help was switching to Dino.

Dino quieted the primary, the transmission and the motor in my TC 103.
 
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Not an oil thread 😂
 
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Originally Posted by Ben Fernandez
I tried going from 20w50 redline to 20w60 and that didn't help much with noise.

The thing that did help was switching to Dino.

Dino quieted the primary, the transmission and the motor in my TC 103.
amen... only dino... all 3 holes...thick, creamy an real... the way it is supposed to always be...most of us like to change every 3 or 4 k anyway....
 
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For the life of me I don't understand why people get tore up over oil threads...its just a thread pass on by if you don't like it.
Yes I run 20/60 have for years.
 
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