Hey dudes.... I gots a question.. im up for my first oil change and im thinking im gonna do it myself.... whats better a conventional honda oil or a synthetic.?

just don't use anything that says energy conserving or that has moly in it, you don't want either of them.

I will be switching back to mobil 1 after I use up the repsol oil I have, I think my bike shifts a lot smoother with the mobil 1 and the oil stays cleaner looking longer.

mobil 1 gold cap full synthetic is what I use.

is that a "bike" oil or just engine oil.?

Hey Max.... I just noticed where your from.... your only like an hour away from here...LOL

where are you?


you can buy ut at wal-mart, its not a bike oil but I used it in my 954 for over 25,000 miles and it ran great and never had any problems.

what ever you buy make sure its not energy conserving.

Dead man.... way too early for synthetic anyways, get at least 3k on her b4 synth

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Im near Union City,TN 1Wheel....

I was just curious bout what kind... I dont know bout this... my first time....
a bunch of vets I know from back home were telling me after I had been riding it for along time already... that they always drop the factory shit and put in a synthetic..... 1st day they buy anything...

you'll be fine going to synthetic now. i like to run the factory shit for about 200mi, change it with more dino factory shit, then go with synthetic around 600mi, but thats just my preference.

these bikes are machined to such tight tolerances that it really doesn't matter anymore whether you use dino or synthetic...as long as it is a good quality oil.

hey, your right union city is close, we need to meet up some time and ride, are there any good roads down there?
we ride a lot just north of you, theres some pretty good roads in western Ky if you know how to find them. the guys I ride with have lived here and rode all of there lifes so the know most of the good roads here close. We also go down to 232 a few times a year.

just don't use anything that says energy conserving or that has moly in it, you don't want either of them.

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it's a snap to do. do not take it to a dealership. they will not take as good a care of your plastics as you will.

check this out: http://www.1000rr.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5994

nothing wrong with dino oil. be sure to keep up with your mileage and change it every 3,000 miles or sooner depending on how you ride. it's the cheapest, easiest thing to do to keep your bike top notch. :thumbsup:

I changed it tonight took about an hour... time for a break in...LOL

Max theres nothing but hills and curves round here unless you break out on the highway...LOL im still workinng on that curve thing... I still get a little nervous bout taking the bike over too much...but I gotta say comming into a curve im getting good bout hauling ass up to it and dropping gears for the set up...LOL Just might have to make a run up twords your area... its only what like an hour away.?

yep only about an hour, come on up, If you pm me your # I'll call you next time we get ready to ride.

I waited till I had 3500 miles on my bike before I went to Repsol full synthetic. 10W-50 stuff.