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sean franchi

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10/14/05 at 07:34:15

everyone on this board is awesome. all the advice has been dead on. got my 98 savage in august, with a screaming eagle on it but it turns out it wasn't rejetted. the white spacer mod works great !, very few to no backfires with 1/2 spacer and 152.5 main. tonight I will change oil to castrol 10w40. former owner told me he had put synthetic in. the clutch slipping will hopefully go away.
any way thanks everyone
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sean franchi Guest	Re: you folks are great Reply #2 - 10/14/05 at 08:42:35 Savage Rob, will that help with clutch slippage more than 10w40 ? will it matter that i ride in new england where the temps will be dropping soon ? thanks franch
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Reply #3 - 10/14/05 at 08:51:10

sean ... I run 10W40 in my LS as per MOM's instructions ... no clutch slippage ... I'm a bit north and east of you, so we only get a few "hot" days a year ... the heavier weight 15W m/c oil might be fine for New England during July & August, but for the rest of your Riding season, 10 weight should be fine.
What year & milage is your Savage?

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Reply #4 - 10/14/05 at 09:14:24

All that I know is that I tried Mobile One a few years ago and inspite of what others said, I noticed clutch slippage under load. I went back to dino lube....

Recently though, I found Mobile One's new product for V-Twins and I figured that since a large bore single is just half of a V-Twin, I decided to try it again. So far, both mine and the spouse's bike seem to be working fine with this new "motorcycle specific" oil

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Reply #5 - 10/14/05 at 10:28:50

I'm using a motorcycle-specific synthetic and it works fine - no slippage. However, I plan to switch back to dino oil after my supply runs out because I don't mind changing the oil more often on the bike and I don't really see a lot of benefit other than the increased lifespan. So far as 15w50 over 10w40, I was thinking of the heavier weight and the heat this bike generates but I am also in Texas and have warmer weather year-round.

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sean franchi Guest	Re: you folks are great Reply #6 - 10/14/05 at 10:37:53 my savage is a 98 with 18700 miles on it. i bought it in august with 16050 miles sean
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