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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | varyder - 2012-03-15 6:59 AM
stopped and got gas yesterday then spent about 30 minutes talking Vics and Harley's with a guy that had a Hammer. He's riding a Harley that his dad gave him after his Hammer was stolen, but was asking me how I liked the Vision. Talking about mileage led to an oil conversation and you know what he revealed to me? Now mind you, he was only using HD oil in his bike because it is an HD recommended oil. But he told me that he read an independant test results that revealed that....hold on...that the best oil that comes out on top is....AMSOIL!!!!! He was wondering why I wasn't using it?and I think I disappointed him when I told him I didn't see the difference in my motor whether I used Amsoil or Rotella. But I did tell him I'm also going to stick (no pun intended) with the Victory oil from here on out with 3,000 mile oil changes.
I'm sure he was reading the white sheet. Looks like an independent test, but is in fact from Amsoil |
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New Bohemia, VA | Kevin, and Chris... Yes, I've read the AMSOIL report that looks like an independant test, I thought it was funny that he even brought the subject up while we were talking about bikes and mileage. I don't believe I've ever said that Vic oil is bad oil. On application there were things that I did not like from the beginning; the start up tick until the oil was flowing, and the 2,000 mile rattle that would drive me crazy until I changed the oil. The full syn oils did not do these things like the Vic oil did. I would get the death rattle with full synthetic around 5 to 6 miles, almost three times the Vic oil. Also, with the 5w or 0w oil, cold weather starting seemed painless. But, I believe the test that a dino oil is stickier on wet-clutch applications, it only makes sense. The full synthetic brags on the slickiness of their oil, something that you don't want your clutch to do. I use the word preceive when I describe my clutch slippage because when I really try to concentrate on it, I really can't tell the difference from a general point of view. I probably stop and go 30 times a day, and most of the time I'm taking off like I'm in a sprint race. I get away from lights and I'm at least 5 to 10 car length when it seems like the cars at the light just realized the light changed. Onto the interstate I'm doing 80 on the ramp chute to blend into the flow of traffic. So my body and brain knows what it feels all the time. A few weeks ago it seemed like the take offs and hard roll-ons felt "rounded" and not sharp like they were. I figure it was oil change time, but even before with previous oil change time I never noticed that feeling. My goal at this point is to make the clutch live as long as possible so I'm making adjustments toward that end. However, I've hit it hard several times with the fresh Vic oil and it feels sharp, like it is suppose to. Also, assuming the tolerance are not as tight, I don't get the morning start up tick with the Vic oil, and I'm awaiting to see what she sound like at the 2,000 mile mark. Regardless, I'll still hit 3,000 before I change the oil, but no later. Okay, more oil debate, I just hope Don E. Tracy is out riding with misses and ignores this thread all together. I hate to aggrevate a friend like that.  |
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