After reading many posts on this forum, as well as actually reading the owner's manual for my 2014 standard, I purchased a gallon of 10W-30 GN4 (SJ) motorcycle oil for my first 600-mile oil change. I purchased it through Amazon - not FROM Amazon, but FULFILLED BY Amazon.
Emblazoned on the upper right corner of the label are the words "NEW FORMULA"!
When did this new formula first appear? How does it differ from the old formula? Only information with anything that looks like a date is the phrase "US ILA 2011-00156" on the back label. Has it been sitting in a warehouse somewhere for five years?
It seems to have all the specs I've seen mentioned here:
M001HMC190
MA
JASO T903:2006
It's got Honda's reassurance that it's good for all Honda 4-stroke motorcycles. I'm not reluctant to use it -- just wondering if this is the "NEW AND IMPROVED!" product, and if so, then how so?
From the latest catalog:
Pro Honda GN4 Honda set the standard for motorcycle oil when it introduced GN4 way back in 1975. We selected the highest-quality base stocks and created an additive package specifi- cally designed for the unique requirements of motorcycle and ATV engines. Constant testing and development give today’s GN4 even better shear resistance, viscosity stability and cleanliness to meet the requirements and stresses of a new era of engine technology.
In other words, I don't know. But it does look like your batch of oil is new.
Latest [url=http://prohondaoils.com/wp-content/themes/prohonda/pdf/Pro%20Honda%20Oils%20&%20Chemicals%20(web%20friendly).pdf]ProHonda Oil Catalog
(12-29-2016, 08:46 AM)Rolls_imp Wrote: [ -> ]From the latest catalog:
Pro Honda GN4 Honda set the standard for motorcycle oil when it introduced GN4 way back in 1975. We selected the highest-quality base stocks and created an additive package specifi- cally designed for the unique requirements of motorcycle and ATV engines. Constant testing and development give today’s GN4 even better shear resistance, viscosity stability and cleanliness to meet the requirements and stresses of a new era of engine technology.
In other words, I don't know. But it does look like your batch of oil is new.
Latest [url=http://prohondaoils.com/wp-content/themes/prohonda/pdf/Pro%20Honda%20Oils%20&%20Chemicals%20(web%20friendly).pdf]ProHonda Oil Catalog
Thanks
I'm going for Amsoil 10w30 full synthetic. Better for high temps as well as cold starts. Change it once a year or 10,000 miles, $8.85 a quart but I'll pay $2 more than Gn4 and ride without worrying about my engine
If it makes you worry less, that's $2 well spent, I say. Enjoying the ride is the name of the game.
Did anyone else notice that this is an oil thread and no one has pointed that out yet?
Shhhhhhhhh, Pauley! Don't distract folks from the chain v. shaft debate.
10W-30 in an air cooled bike seems a little thin to me, but what do I know ?
and here we go
BTW a shaft requires oil, a chain requires "lube"
(01-14-2017, 11:31 PM)kballowe_imp Wrote: [ -> ]10W-30 in an air cooled bike seems a little thin to me, but what do I know ?
+1, that's why I roll with 10W/40 here in Florida