twodealdrive Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I've got about 40 miles on it and it shifts even better than the Mobil 1 SUV 5-30 I had in there. I normally run the Mobil 1 moto oil from autozone. It's $32 plus some change and this was $37 shipped to me plus I got a free Nicky H. t-shirt. A friend of mine has a one of a kind Repsol CBR 1000 and he uses Repsol oil in it. Some chemical, melyndium? (sp) that he claims Honda clutches don't care for. I'm not sure about that but for $5 bucks more and a free T, I thought I'd try it. Mobil 1 is a clear honey color, this repsol stuff was like an unfiltered honey color, just a little cloudy. Engine seems a little quieter and the 1st to 2nd shift would get difficult when the bike was hot with the SUV oil. Just a little more clunky. Not with this stuff, I sat in traffic for a while and the motor got hot. The repsol stuff was very smooth from 1st to 2nd. We'll see how it does in a few thousand miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4XX Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Source? Web address? Molybdenum....anyone know anything about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBBXX Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Source? Web address? Molybdenum....anyone know anything about it? This Guy seems to know what he's talking about. Me? I use Canadian Tire Motorcycle specific Oil at under $4.00 a litre, but I change at 5-6000 km and put a new Honda filter on everytime. marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodealdrive Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Here's where I bought the stuff, looks like the price has gone up a little since I got mine. Repsol page at Cycledepot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redxxrdr Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Interesting Read. I can't believe that a Honda CBR engine would run 200K The one thing I have noticed about synthetics was a lack of sludge when I rebuilt my old Aircooled VW engines. Dino oil always had deposits. Mobile 1 did not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kf4mtw Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 How many miles to put on an engine before you switch to 50 weight oil? :icon_think: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodantking Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 10-50 is going to make for better shifting than 5-30. Not a valid comparision in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodealdrive Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 10-50 is going to make for better shifting than 5-30. Not a valid comparision in my mind. That's true, but the SUV oil shifted the same as the Mobil 1 moto 10-40, so my comparison was based on how both oils felt in the tranny to me compared with the Repsol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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