dante Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Fellas I'm new to the winter riding game but I need to know of a good oil that won't breakdown because its now cold :: . I normally run Castor 927 and 93 pump but that breaks down at 25-27 degrees with 93oct and 35 with 110oct according to Castor rep. I need some thing for a banshee that is ported, polished, shaved stock head, jetted, T-5's, VF3's (lables removed), TOR's disable but still on the bike, K&N in the stock box w/ no seat lid, +4 advanced, and the bike looks 100% stock(thats how I get paid ). Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washburn Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Im thinking just good ole Yamalube 2-R. I had my gas tank outside for a month in the cold with 927 in it and it came out almost milky. Not good. I think Im just gonna run the 2R for the rest of the cold season and go back to the Castor in the warmer season. Ive ran Yamalube in my LT250R its whole life and it never complained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Castor oils are a favorite among the methanol crowd because they stay mixed longer. Any synthetic oil or semisynthetic will be fine. R50, Techniplate, or...as said, run of the mil yama 2R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87sheerips Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Castor oils are a favorite among the methanol crowd because they stay mixed longer.Any synthetic oil or semisynthetic will be fine. R50, Techniplate, or...as said, run of the mil yama 2R. WHEEW, i just switched from a semisynthetic oil 7th gear was the brand. (most probly never heard of it, but i worked for the company that produced it. good stuff and inexpensive! I ran out of the 7th gear, so I bought a case of techniplate. I should be OK for winter right DAJ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktoney Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 if you happen to read the bottle, it says klotz stays combined indefinately... or something like that... so it should NEVER seperate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 if you happen to read the bottle, it says klotz stays combined indefinately... or something like that... so it should NEVER seperate.. In gas, maybe...but, it takes 3 seconds to shake the bike or the can up, why chance. In Methanol, I'd bet you the sticker price of a new shee it can and will separate!!! :beer: 87....you're good year round...no worries. I've always like Klotz and Maxima products. Not to say others don't work just fine, but...they've always worked for me....so, that's all I can go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktoney Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 so klotz is trying to trick us huh... sure sure dave must just be off his rocker.... :woot: hahahaha just kidding man... i was just stating what i saw on the bottle... but im sure they cant get too specific or the damn sticker on the bottle would never end... i use methanol at work and we have it by the 55gal drums here... shit. maybe i should just run a meth shee... ride for free.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 i use methanol at work and we have it by the 55gal drums here... shit. maybe i should just run a meth shee... ride for free.. If you lived closer to me we would become best friends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87sheerips Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 In gas, maybe...but, it takes 3 seconds to shake the bike or the can up, why chance. In Methanol, I'd bet you the sticker price of a new shee it can and will separate!!! :beer: 87....you're good year round...no worries. I've always like Klotz and Maxima products. Not to say others don't work just fine, but...they've always worked for me....so, that's all I can go on. right on, just never ran techniplate and was worried about separation. No worries ne more, cant wait to run that sweet smellin shit! have any of you heard of 7th gear lubricants?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks for all of the input, but I just bought some "AMSOIL" and running that. It has a pretty good smell too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks for all of the input, but I just bought some "AMSOIL" and running that. It has a pretty good smell too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighterjosh Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thanks for all of the input, but I just bought some "AMSOIL" and running that. It has a pretty good smell too... Hope you have better luck then I did with the Ams Oil. :shoothead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hope you have better luck then I did with the Ams Oil. :shoothead: What happened to you? I'm now running AMSOIL Dominator (red). Are there any problems that I need to be aware of? I don't want to buy another motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighterjosh Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 What happened to you? I'm now running AMSOIL Dominator (red). Are there any problems that I need to be aware of? I don't want to buy another motor. My buddies blew his quad up twice. (could have been user error not sure not my quad) But I ran it in my tranny and it kept socking into my clutch plates and making them slip. Switch too maxima 80wt and never had a problem. also I use Yamalube 32:1 in my gas and never had problems ether Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washburn Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 My buddies blew his quad up twice. (could have been user error not sure not my quad) But I ran it in my tranny and it kept socking into my clutch plates and making them slip. Switch too maxima 80wt and never had a problem. also I use Yamalube 32:1 in my gas and never had problems ether Did the Amsoil you were useing state it was safe for a wet clutch. Ive heard of this happening to a few other people too but they were using the wrong oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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