Savage_Rob
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That's my basic plan. I am replacing the OEM springs with Barnett versions and shimming them at the same time. The main reason for my using the synthetic though is for it's resistance to various pitfalls like shearing and thermal viscosity breakdown. I use the motorcycle-specific synthetics to avoid the additional slipperiness you'll find in auto synthetics, which emply various friction modifiers for that purpose. Anyway, using the Rotella T was only meant as an experiment to see if it made a noticeable difference. However, with the majority of opinions I've read concerning its use with bikes, I'd consider running it all the time if it wasn't for the higher ash content and the potential for combustion chamber fouling. When it comes to the bike-specific synthetics, I believe the Mobil 1, Amsoil and Maxum4 Extra are comparable to each other in quality. I ran the Maxum4 Extra 15w50 for a while because I got a great deal on several liters of it a couple of years ago. Under normal everyday conditions, Mobil 1 V-Twin 20w50 at Wal-Mart seems to be the best buy. There is a lot of info out there on them and this is an oft-discussed topic on almost every bike site I've come across. I am aware of several threads on this board in the past few years concerning it.
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