Cybergrizzly
Well-Known Member
I've read several posts regarding the use of oils for the Vmax. Mostly, people recommend Shell Rotella T. That's fine. I live in Panama (Central America) and the climate is hot summer mostly unless it rains. I cannot remember if I saw the Rotella T oil at the store but I purchased the Castrol Edge with Syntec Power Technology (previously known as Castrol Syntec) which I understand is a fully synthetic motor oil. I also poured about 8 ounces of X1R when I did my oil & filter change on my '98 Vmax.
I don't ride the bike much to work as I literally live near my job, just about a 3 or 4 miles and some additional miles during weekends but not much. Still, love the bike. The only time I felt the clutch slip was after not using the bike for about 2 or 3 weeks due to heavy rains, but slippage went away after some use on the same day. The clutch is grabbing fine even during v-boost. And, I kinda think that getting into neutral has improved with the X1R.
Now, I don't see anywhere in the Castrol Edge that it is designed for motorcycle use or for use with wet clutches. So, is this oil going to eat my clutch discs as I read in one of the threads? If so, I would replace the oil immediately. Appreciate comments.
Cheers,
I don't ride the bike much to work as I literally live near my job, just about a 3 or 4 miles and some additional miles during weekends but not much. Still, love the bike. The only time I felt the clutch slip was after not using the bike for about 2 or 3 weeks due to heavy rains, but slippage went away after some use on the same day. The clutch is grabbing fine even during v-boost. And, I kinda think that getting into neutral has improved with the X1R.
Now, I don't see anywhere in the Castrol Edge that it is designed for motorcycle use or for use with wet clutches. So, is this oil going to eat my clutch discs as I read in one of the threads? If so, I would replace the oil immediately. Appreciate comments.
Cheers,