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Oil
11/15/14 at 16:33:54

Changed my oil today and after I had the new oil in the engine w/filter back in place, I noticed on the filler cap it was stamped; 10W40. Then it dawned on me what I had just done. I put 20W50 in, same as I did for my son's Harley Sportster. My garage stays heated all the time, so should not be any problems starting in the winter months unless left out in the cold. That would make it crank harder. Just had another Senior moment! Roll Eyes

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #1 - 11/15/14 at 20:37:47 The weight of the oil shouldn't be a huge issue. What might hurt the bike is the type of oil. What did you use?
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twelveport Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: Oil Reply #2 - 11/16/14 at 06:44:06 I was at the dealer getting a new filter so I went ahead and got the Suzuki brand. I just had 20/50 on my brain because I had just changed the oil on my son's Harley 5 days before. I'm sure it will be OK, maybe even run a little quieter. Just wondering if any others had made the same goof? LOL
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Reply #3 - 11/16/14 at 07:15:19

Mostly,.. the oil will be a little thicker at start-up...
It may take one extra turnover to start... the first minute running, the oil will be a bit thicker, so be gentle that first minute (you should do that anyway)...
After that,... it's fine...

Nobody actually rides in 20degree weather anyway... so it's not as critical as in a car...
I still have 20-50 in my bike, because I haven't ridden enough to need an oil change this year...
...(2 bikes and no time syndrome)... Undecided

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twelveport Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: Oil Reply #4 - 11/16/14 at 08:14:37 That is just what I was thinking guys. Thanks!
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #5 - 11/16/14 at 08:56:12 Serowbot wrote on 11/16/14 at 07:15:19: Nobody actually rides in 20degree weather anyway... Hey, it was 23°F here yesterday morning when I went for a ride! Ok, I admit, it was a short ride. Only about 10 miles round trip but I couldn't resist. The bike was calling to me!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #6 - 11/16/14 at 11:26:46 Correction... only insane people ride in 20 degrees... ... ...
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #7 - 11/16/14 at 19:01:56 The funny thing is... I thought the same thing! Strange voice in my head: "Are you nuts? It's freezing outside! Aaaaaa, go for it!"
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twelveport Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: Oil Reply #8 - 11/16/14 at 19:14:40 Kris, you really have a 650 Savage that gets 73 MPG? Best I ever got was 45 MPG, but I don't baby it along.
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stinger Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 848	Re: Oil Reply #9 - 11/16/14 at 22:31:19 Serobot! Has it ever got as low as 20 in Arizona? My buddy in Apache Junction quits riiding when it drops below 65
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil Reply #10 - 11/16/14 at 22:51:54 20 Degrees, it's hard for the rest of us to realise you guys are still in Fahrenheit, needed the spell check on that.
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Reply #11 - 11/17/14 at 07:02:04

stinger wrote on 11/16/14 at 22:31:19:

Serobot! Has it ever got as low as 20 in Arizona? My buddy in Apache Junction quits riiding when it drops below 65

It got down to 18f once... but that was the low record for the decade...
We do drop below freezing a couple of days a year...

I'll ride in the upper 40's,... lower 40's for a short jaunt...(heavily wrapped... Grin

)... that's rare...
Mostly,... Oct. to June, is our riding season... with temps from the 60's to 80's...
It's 38f this morning,... and I turned on my central heater for the first time...but, temps are going back up...

I couldn't possibly ride in 20f... Huh

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... not over 110f either... Cool

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twelveport Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: Oil Reply #12 - 11/17/14 at 14:13:26 I don't even know anybody who use's the metric on temps.
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Re: Oil
Reply #13 - 11/17/14 at 17:06:06

I have ridden in 20f deg weather. It's not that bad. Just bundle up really good. I have a one piece insulated cold weather riding suit. It does wonders from helping to keep the cold off of you. A couple jackets along with that and a few pair of socks. Thick, insulated gloves are really good for your hands.

I do have to say, though. I don't do that very often. But, if you have to, you have to.

We have non-US members and almost all of the rest of the world is metric. Guess we should keep that in mind especially talking about temperatures.

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twelveport Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: Oil Reply #14 - 11/17/14 at 17:20:09 Back about 1973 or 74, I had a 175 cc BSA 2 stroke. It was in a basket when I got it. I had to have the piston turned to fit Evenrude piston rings. When I finally got it running, it was -5 below zero F. (American) I could not resist taking it for a very short spin, about a mile. My sinuses were frozen. Enough of that! LOL
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