For some strange reason, Mobil 1 is -not- recommended for my new bike, a 1999 Honda CBR1100XX. The other owners are kind of pissed off about it because they'd like to use synthetic, but they're warned against it, especially when most of the other modern Honda bikes do good on it. Any clue as to why this might be?
Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 1/11/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Curt Raymond wrote: > > Rick, > > Have you used the 15w50 since it got the new packaging? I was thinking > > about switching to it this year for my '82 CB900. Also considered Mobil 1 > > Motorcycle formula. I really only go about 2000 miles on the bike a year so > > I probably don't need synthetic. > > There are advantages to synthetic other than extended change interval! > Cold start wear is reduce 50-80%, the engine cranks 25-40% faster and I > have found that timing chain wear rate in Mercedes diesels is halved > with Mobil 1. The stuff just lubricates BETTER! > > Marshall
