Anybody using Pennzoil Platinum 100% synth oil in your bik..

I stuck 3/4 QT in my ladies' scooter. By the QT, it costs slightly
less than Honda's GN4 (or whatever) dinofuel.

Pennzoil's website says it can be used in motorcycles, but adds a
caution that motorcycle oils are specially formulated and that you
should abide by what your owner's manual says.

I wouldn't mind making the switch to pure synth oil in my VTX1800, but
I'd like to hear some opinions here about doing that 17K mi into a
bike. According to Pennzoil's site, you can start and stop at any time
with thier synth oil and you don't even need to do a complete
switchover when using it for the first time; just top off and go.

The reason I'm asking is that I can pick this stuff by the case/gal
btl cheaper than Honda's oil and it looks like better quality stuff.

What do you say?
Thanks,
greg

On Jun 15, 6:55 pm, David Steuber <d....DeleteThis@david-steuber.com> wrote:
> I use what the dealer puts in. I asked about 100% synthetic. I was
> told that the wet plate clutch system would probably not care for
> that. I'm rather skeptical of the claim, but oil changes don't really
> cost much in the grand scheme of things. So long as the oil is SAE SG
> and 10w30 I'm good to go. I even use OEM filters.
>
> --
> I will not be a puppet to a corporation! --- Faye006

I use OEM filters, too. My clutch is hydraulic.

Greg