CAUTION WHEN CHOOSING OIL

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Have fun: http://www.amsoil.com/frequent.aspx

Re the above link...

Of course I would expect to see the following on the AMSOIL Site:


Question: Can AMSOIL motor oils be mixed with other brands?

Answer: Yes. AMSOIL synthetic motor oils are compatible with other conventional and synthetic motor oils. Mixing AMSOIL motor oils with other oils, however, will shorten the oil’s life expectancy and reduce the performance benefits. AMSOIL does not support extended drain intervals where oils have been mixed. Mixing other oils with AMSOIL motor oils may also void the AMSOIL limited warranty.


The preceding quote is also biased and self-serving and does not constitute as impartial documentation concerning any adverse affects of mixing brands...I'm still waiting for that. Besides, I doubt that any CB owner on this forum leaves the oil in his bike for any extended period of time....surely not long enough for any "mixed-oil" issues (if there are any) to ever arise. For the brief time that the oil is in our bikes, you could probably even get away with using (dare I say it?) Quaker State (if they made an approved, wet-clutch, motorcycle oil)

Re the above link...

Of course I would expect to see the following on the AMSOIL Site:


Question: Can AMSOIL motor oils be mixed with other brands?

Answer: Yes. AMSOIL synthetic motor oils are compatible with other conventional and synthetic motor oils. Mixing AMSOIL motor oils with other oils, however, will shorten the oil’s life expectancy and reduce the performance benefits. AMSOIL does not support extended drain intervals where oils have been mixed. Mixing other oils with AMSOIL motor oils may also void the AMSOIL limited warranty.


The preceding quote is also biased and self-serving and does not constitute as impartial documentation concerning any adverse affects of mixing brands...I'm still waiting for that. Besides, I doubt that any CB owner on this forum leaves the oil in his bike for any extended period of time....surely not long enough for any "mixed-oil" issues (if there are any) to ever arise. For the brief time that the oil is in our bikes, you could probably even get away with using (dare I say it?) Quaker State (if they made an approved, wet-clutch, motorcycle oil) It'd be near impossible to attribute any lubrication-based failure to oil mixing. It'd take an insane amount of control. For that reason you'll probably never find any documentation on the issue. For the sake of discussion, think about how often oil gets mixed when you switch brands on a normal oil change.

I probably should have worded my statement differently. It's good practice to not try to mix your oils. You can't really lose by making sure whatever fluid in your engine isn't causing any undesired reaction or performance.