Manuals! Get yer Free Manuals here!

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

2K and you haven't changed oil yet!!?!?!?!?! DAUMN!!!!

yeah, I had done 3 already by then!

FYI, you will NOT keep it clean. You have to use something (cardboard, tinfoil etc) to even attempt to keep it off of the kickstand and exhaust (if stock) and other parts... Oh, and put it on a rear stand, that helps.

BTW what oil are you uusing? Not sure I will use rotella in there and sure aint buying hte harley stuff. I was going to get some amsoil from chris but now with no track season and a friend backin gout I wont need much in oil fo rhte season

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by tommymac

BTW what oil are you uusing? Not sure I will use rotella in there and sure aint buying hte harley stuff. I was going to get some amsoil from chris but now with no track season and a friend backin gout I wont need much in oil fo rhte season

Run the Amsoil in it. Ask Mark, it's great in bikes.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by tommymac

BTW what oil are you uusing? Not sure I will use rotella in there and sure aint buying hte harley stuff. I was going to get some amsoil from chris but now with no track season and a friend backin gout I wont need much in oil fo rhte season

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Run the Amsoil in it. Ask Mark, it's great in bikes.

This ^^^

Ran the Screaming Eagle HD stuff in it for awhile, cause I got a steal on a case. Now I have AMSOIL in it. Still running 20-50... contemplating going to 10-40 just cause that's what gets used in everything else, so the 20-50 kinda sits around.

[Gas Man]

You do mean the 10w-40 mc oil correct?

And I still wouldn't. The 20W-50 is meant for the v-twins...

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

You do mean the 10w-40 mc oil correct?

And I still wouldn't. The 20W-50 is meant for the v-twins...

Yeah, mc oil of course.

It's 10-40 in the SV, thats a v twin. What do the new Duc's run? I think HD like the heavy oil cause of the air cooling, and just went with it on the Buell cause they don't know any better... but who knows.

[Gas Man]

It could be the air cooled.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I'm guessing the only reason Harley calls for thick oil is because their engine tolerances aren't very tight

Originally Posted by Gas Man

It could be the air cooled.

I'm with Gas on this - if it were an older Harley I'd say it was due to the tolerances not being very tight (the ol' leaking oil all over story). These days, they seem to be better able to hold their oil; I'd think you would want the heavier oil for the air-cooled engine to prevent hot-spots caused by oil getting heated and being too thin in spots.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

Yeah, mc oil of course.

It's 10-40 in the SV, thats a v twin. What do the new Duc's run? I think HD like the heavy oil cause of the air cooling, and just went with it on the Buell cause they don't know any better... but who knows.

heard something on buelletinboard about running 10-40 in the 1125's

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by tommymac

heard something on buelletinboard about running 10-40 in the 1125's

I need to get back on that site... see if I can find me some info on the valve check/adjustment