Formula Plus in primany
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But his '05 compensator is the good one, so there should be no worries. The clutch pak loves the Dexron but our junk compensators in the newer bikes need heavier oils and they still crap out....I ran Dexron in my '09 for a short period of time and my clutch was great but I went back to Formula + after doing a lot of reading on this forum...
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I don't know why dealerships keep putting Syn3 in the primary and transmission. It calls for F+ in the manual. It probably came with it from the factory.
My local dealership keeps insisting on Syn3 being "OK" even though the manual calls for something else. They won't budge on that for the 1k service...but the dealership in Santa Fe will. AND they will let me bring my own oil for the service. So it looks like a 200 mile round trip is in order for my 1k service.
My local dealership keeps insisting on Syn3 being "OK" even though the manual calls for something else. They won't budge on that for the 1k service...but the dealership in Santa Fe will. AND they will let me bring my own oil for the service. So it looks like a 200 mile round trip is in order for my 1k service.
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After that, it will be like my cars. DIY.
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looks like there is alot of folks that like the formula +.maybe i'll go back to it as i've not run it since the bike was new. i'll be paying attention to how the comps. performing with it.
What about the people that build chains, springs, and other metal parts in the primary?
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I ran ATF, and so did some friends, when a couple of them started having problems, specifically compensator, and an old school indy friend of ours said, and I quote "Yup, that **** is good for the clutches, but nothing else in the primary. Get that **** out of there..."
That's when I went to Drag Specialties Primary Fluid, used to buy it at a little shop in Kingsport, TN.
When I moved to Texas 2 years ago, I switched to F+, because it's easier to find, and found it to be as good as DS.
Now, for the first time, I've got Red Line Primary in there, and so far really liking it!
I ran ATF, and so did some friends, when a couple of them started having problems, specifically compensator, and an old school indy friend of ours said, and I quote "Yup, that **** is good for the clutches, but nothing else in the primary. Get that **** out of there..."
That's when I went to Drag Specialties Primary Fluid, used to buy it at a little shop in Kingsport, TN.
When I moved to Texas 2 years ago, I switched to F+, because it's easier to find, and found it to be as good as DS.
Now, for the first time, I've got Red Line Primary in there, and so far really liking it!