What type of oil do you use? [Poll Expired]

[Rhinestone Kawboy]

Here's a poll that has been requested:
Select the answer that best applies to you. Poll will run for 14 days. One vote per registered user. "K" stands for thousands of miles.

If you use a synthetic blend (part dino, part synthetic, select the Dino type oil.

Car Dino: Regular or synthetic blend oil mostly used for cars or trucks.

M/C Dino: Regular or synthetic blend oil specifically sold for motorcycles.

Car Synthetic: Full synthetic oil mostly used for cars or trucks.

M/C Synthetic: Full synthetic oil specifically made for motorcycles.

Select the mileage closest to yours for the type of oil specified. Select the type of oil and mileage that accounts for the majority of miles on your bike.

[biggersm]

Hi Gary

Thanks for running the poll. We had to vote that we use car dino but were eager to see the results because were considering on changing to synthetic to attempt to quiet down the transmission a little. The price difference between dino and synthetic has really gotten close which is also a reason to change.

We like the polls in general and this particular poll where we see what really works by the number of miles people get on their bike is particularly helpful. Keep up the good work; we know it is a tough job keeping up a website as diverse as the AVA. Thanks for all you do!

[Rhinestone Kawboy]

Thanks Mike and Marcia! As a personal note, I use car synthetic in my Voyager. It had 13,000 when I got it (used). I put the next 6,000 using a premium dino, but from then on I used the full synthetic (car), and won't go back to Dino. It does smooth shifting for sure as far as I'm concerned. I also keep fresh (every two years) hydraulic (brake fluid DOT4 Synthetic) in all my brakes and clutch reservoirs. I never had clutch slippage with the synthetics.

[Bruce in OK]

I'm looking forward to seeing these results.

I change my oil annually (always less than 10K) with Mobil 1MX4T synthetic m/c oil. At around $8 per quart, it is overkill. I figure it is just added insurance that the mechanical side of things stay running.

On the CB250 site, the majority run Mobil 1 10w/30 synthetic for autos and change at 5K intervals. It is the non energy-conserving type to prevent clutch slippage. This is because one gent had 103K miles on his when he sold it. The engine had never been opened up and was still running strong when he sold it to his Puerto Rican neighbors and the bike took a boat to the island.

[Rhinestone Kawboy]

Only two days left for this Poll!
Please get your vote in before it expires.

[Rhinestone Kawboy]

One dribbley day left for this poll. Have lots of views, but much fewer votes, please vote before the 5 p.m. (tomorrow) deadline so we have the most accurate results. The poll will remain on the site, but will be disabled from further voting. Thank you all in advance for your participation!