Hi All-
I recently purchased a ‘78 R100/7 with 28k miles on the bike. Previous Owner did regular maintenance, and always used Schaeffer’s 20w—50 synthetic oil.
I am not familiar with this oil, nor have I ever used anything other than conventional motor oil in my previous airheads. I don’t know if this oil has the proper elements needed for this engine.
I’m not intending this to be an oil thread. But I would appreciate any feedback regarding this oil, if anyone else uses it, and whether it’s a good idea to continue using this brand, or another synthetic for that matter. I know the engine was not originally designed for synthetic, but since it’s apparently had it for a long period of time, not sure switching is a good idea or not.
Thanks again for your thoughts!
Tom
I recently purchased a ‘78 R100/7 with 28k miles on the bike. Previous Owner did regular maintenance, and always used Schaeffer’s 20w—50 synthetic oil.
I am not familiar with this oil, nor have I ever used anything other than conventional motor oil in my previous airheads. I don’t know if this oil has the proper elements needed for this engine.
I’m not intending this to be an oil thread. But I would appreciate any feedback regarding this oil, if anyone else uses it, and whether it’s a good idea to continue using this brand, or another synthetic for that matter. I know the engine was not originally designed for synthetic, but since it’s apparently had it for a long period of time, not sure switching is a good idea or not.
Thanks again for your thoughts!
Tom