• Welcome, Guest! We hope you enjoy the excellent technical knowledge, event information and discussions that the BMW MOA forum provides. Some forum content will be hidden from you if you remain logged out. If you want to view all content, please click the 'Log in' button above and enter your BMW MOA username and password.

    If you are not an MOA member, why not take the time to join the club, so you can enjoy posting on the forum, the BMW Owners News magazine, and all of the discounts and benefits the BMW MOA offers?

Liquid Engineering Thread.

Which Oil manufacturer do you use?

  • Mobil

    Votes: 7 8.8%
  • Castrol

    Votes: 30 37.5%
  • Amsoil

    Votes: 6 7.5%
  • Pennsoil

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Valvoline

    Votes: 10 12.5%
  • Shell

    Votes: 4 5.0%
  • BMW

    Votes: 11 13.8%
  • Royal Purple

    Votes: 1 1.3%
  • Quaker State

    Votes: 1 1.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 10 12.5%

  • Total voters
    80

limeymike

New member
I'm interested in what oil types we are using in our airheads. Sorry limited to 10 options. I don't want to get into any deep oil speak but if you want to add some basic info: Dino or Synthetic etc that would be helpful.


example:


Manufaturer: Castrol
Brand: GTX - Dino
Weight: 20W50
Motorcycle: R80RT ('86)
Miles: 62,34


*Pennzoil, yep typo in poll list.
 
Last edited:
Valvoline
4-Stroke Motorcycle Oil http://www.valvoline.com/products/consumer-products/motor-oil/motorcycle-atv-oil/13
20w-50
93 R100R, currently with 26K

The reason I use Valvoline MC oil is the local Advance Auto stocks it and it's reasonably priced. It has a good amount of zinc and phosphorus. I standardize on one oil for my Airhead to prevent the "build up" of partial containers of many different brands of oil. I choose to use dino in it for a few reasons. The bike doesn't get ridden a lot so it's changed prior to 3,000 miles, unlike oilheads this engine isn't so hard on oil, supposedly is less likely to seep past seals than synthetic.
 
Dang, thought this was about what was the drink of choice when trying to re-engineer your bike:scratch

Nevermind...
 
Dang, thought this was about what was the drink of choice when trying to re-engineer your bike:scratch

Nevermind...

Liquid brain enhancement. That sounds good. My current choices (beer, wine, whiskey) only give that impression--until they wear off of course. Then, I wonder what I was thinking.
 
Valvoline + Lucas

Valvoline 20W-50 motorcycle oil with 150cc/change of Lucas break in oil for a little ZDDP boost. I change my oil at about 3500 miles, and the filter is changed once per season.

Anyone who does different................ is not doing what I do. :drink
 
Back
Top