got my new raptor in today, finally haha.
so I gotta ask, is it ok to reuse the same tubes at the stock petcock?
if not, which replacement should I get?

also, im gonna change oil, and oil filter today.
Im caught up with the oil clashes Ive been reading.

many people stand by Mobil Vtwin 20W-50

but, the manual says 10w-40 and people here say nothing less than a 15w due to slipping clutches....

now i dont know what my previous owner had in my bike, but i think im just gonna go with a Mobil 20W-50 to play it safe...

Whats ya guys think???

Gosh Mr.HUBA,

I would think you have combined all the inherent opportunities of a petcock war with those of an oil war ....  with seafoam thrown on top for the magic sparklies

Problem as I see it is that some of us are on different sides of those two different sorts of wars and it is possibly gonna get right confusing in a few minutes from the viewpoint of a newbie that asked two (2) innocent seeming questions in the same mouthful of air.

Just don't flinch when the wheet sounds go buzzing by your ears, none of the bullets are aimed at you in particular.  

Do watch where you put your feet when you start running as you are standing in the middle of a mine field right now.


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And I will start out the fun by asking all the list's trolls this very simple but interesting question:

Gentlemen, what are the odds of a single newbie's simple innocent question punching every hot button that we own all at the same time?  

10 to 1?

50 to 1?

100 to 1?


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And now for the obligatory "serious straight faced answer" which will stall things long enough --- until I can get my Kevlar on anyway ....

Straight answer #1

Yes, you can re-use the fuel hose, but no you cannot use the vac hose because it has nowhere to go.  You have to cap off the suction port on the carb with a rubber plug you can get from any auto parts store, or a little piece of the vac tube that is plugged up with RTV, or by tapping the brass port with ID threads and putting a small screw into it.


Straight answer #2

You can use whatever oil you want to in your bike.   It is your bike after all.  

Since you are current on all the oil clashes (and must have been around to read them) you already know all the pros and cons discussed earlier.

And, your last sentence seems to get the weight thing a bit backwards, heavier oils may promote slippage, not thinner oils .....

Good luck, Mr.HUBA


Incoming !!!!


  seafoam no less?    Bill, is this whole thing all aimed at you buddy?

I have used 10w40 since I got my bike 12k ago. Never a problem with the oil or clutch slippage. Just don't use oil with additives or detergents in them. That's what will cause the clutch to slip. Make sure it is for motorcycle wet clutch use. Or, like some on here use, get RotellaT for diesel motors. Apparently that works good too. Be careful with the seal and spring when changing the filter.

bill67 wrote on 08/29/11 at 13:17:11:

I don't use it in my motorcycles,I use it in the oil for lawnmowers, generators, cars ,trucks,and etc.I use 15 w/ 50 Klotz in the motorcycles the oil is clean when I change it.

I get Sea Foam at Menards for $6.50 but I think they are only in the midwest.Wal mart is $8.50 here .

I don't put it in my crankcase, but I wouldn't be afraid to. With diesel oil in the crankcase I don't need to.   It's in my gas occassionally and my non ethanol gas can for the mowers and weedeaters. I found it in a small local junk store that buys wrecked freight and such. They even have pallets of 5 gallon gear oil. The farmers around here love it. Cheap and name brand.

I been using mobil 1 since it came out,I put Sea Foam in about a week before I change oil.I run them for 4-5 seconds to get the rest of the oil out.You could put a ounce of gas in your oil and it wouldn't hurt any thing. And Sea Foam does contain some oil.One half of can in the car oil.

new petcock, raptor 660
new oil, 15w-50
new oil filter, Hiflow

my bike accelerates much slower now, and sounds a bit louder...

is there something I need to adjust?

ALSO, i was thinking I HAD a synthetic oil previously and now I changed it to a non-syth one.
would this be a bad thing????

OR maybe my carbs needs rejetting to let more gas in now that its not a vacuum suction of gas but a falling into the carb kinda deal with this manual petcock????