No, I use Shell Rotella T4 15w40. It’s not synthetic, but rated for motorcycles JASO MA and is $13 at Walmart. I’ve used it in all my bikes. I wouldn’t put 5w oil in anything in Florida
On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 3:47 PM gary glick <gbg1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Graham > > I live in Osprey, Fl. Warm. Some sites show the first choice for oil is > Shell rotella full synthetic t6 5w-40. I am going to use that in my 85 > 700s, bike due in July 2, 2020. Do you agree? Thanks. Gary > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 2:01 PM Graham Rogers <grahamjoanrog...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> Changing the exhaust system In any way changes the exhaust note. I have >> owned all the different Nighthawk models and I go back to the 700S because >> of the black chrome and the sound. The Nighthawk 700S and the First >> generation Yamaha VMAX have the best sound, Graham >> >> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 1:06 PM William M <wilmic...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello Kyle, >>> thank you for your reply. >>> and for setting me straight on those few things, I am tending to agree; >>> and, I would like to keep her as stock as possible anyway. >>> I hadn't even thought about changing the exhaust changing the beautiful >>> tone, >>> I just think the chrome pipes look better, but not worth losing that >>> music to >>> my ears! >>> I'll check out that site for the windscreen. >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 6:58 AM Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey William and welcome to the group! >>>> I'm glad you're enjoying your 700S, they do spoil you to just about >>>> anything else. Regarding your questions: >>>> * I don't know if the 650 exhaust will fit, I had both at one point and >>>> a lot of parts do swap like coils and brake switches but never tried the >>>> exhaust. My gut feeling though is that they wouldn't fit, there's enough >>>> difference between the bikes that I don't think the rear bolts would line >>>> up, I could be wrong though. After owning both though I can tell you the >>>> 700S has a much nicer exhaust note which you mentioned liking about your >>>> current bike. I wouldn't take a chance on messing that up. >>>> * No idea if the rear drum brake can be swapped out, I've never found >>>> it to be insufficient though, the dual front disks do most of the work. >>>> * Taller windscreen, I've seen some in photos so I did a quick google >>>> search and found this company that claims to make them. I don't have any >>>> experience with them to know if they're any good or not though: >>>> https://bikescreen.com/products/honda-nighthawk >>>> >>>> -Kyle >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 12:04 PM William M <wilmic...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Paul and All, >>>>> wonderful forum, thank you. >>>>> I am the proud new owner of a '85 700S, 39K mi., and in excellent >>>>> shape, thanks to the previous owner. >>>>> Since March 1st I have put just over 1K mi. on her, wonderful! >>>>> She even has a name now, Celine; we are in love already. >>>>> She's my 5th bike (I am now old), 4th Honda (1 Suzuki was enough!), >>>>> and biggest bike yet; at first I thought she was too much for me at my >>>>> age, and I still think >>>>> that (maybe I should have imported a Honda Wave 125 from Thailand, >>>>> also a winner), but we are getting >>>>> along better, and I am trying to remain slow and cautious, but she >>>>> makes that hard, since she's >>>>> not really made for Grampa driving. >>>>> I would have bought her just so I could hear her engine purr, love >>>>> that sound! >>>>> My only previous post, a couple mo. ago, was about a plastic rattling >>>>> sound at low speed, quite annoying to me; >>>>> I figured it was coming somewhere from the fairing area, so I stuffed >>>>> a black sock in-between the windscreen and >>>>> the top of the counsel/headlight housing, eureka! Not very >>>>> professional but it did the job. >>>>> >>>>> Eventually, the only thing for sure I would like to change is to go to >>>>> the chrome exhaust that I see on the >>>>> '83 650, can someone tell me if that fits on the '85 700S? >>>>> Two other thoughts of possible changes also are: is it possible to >>>>> mount a Euro models rear disc brake on >>>>> our US drum model? >>>>> And, while I like the mini-bikini, I wish the actual windscreen went >>>>> high enough to do some good; >>>>> anyone have some suggestions on that? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you again Paul and everyone else, >>>>> sincerely, William >>>>> Portland Oregon >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 8:12:44 AM UTC-8, Paul LeBoutillier >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> Whenever people come together to discuss anything there are bound to >>>>>> be those who rub us the wrong way. This happens for a myriad of reasons, >>>>>> but it WILL happen. 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