05-07-2014, 02:02 AM
(05-05-2014, 09:25 PM)The Spaceman_imp Wrote: There just happened to he an article in one of the bike mags out this month that mentioned concerns about mixing dino and synthetic oil. According to them its absolutely no problem at all, even in larger quantities (like topping up a low tank/crankcase with the "wrong" oil.)+1, you are absolutely right. If there were a compatibility issue, no one would be able to switch to synthetic. And what of the "semi-synthetic" oils that are blend of petroleum and synthetic bases? You can buy them all day long.
You'll just have a little dino oil in there until you've done a few changes. Changing oil is fun and it makes us feel like we've done something demonstrably beneficial for the motorcycle, so most people seem to do it far more often than necessary.
On that philosophical point, it's a lot like sex.
Not with the motorcycle, hopefully.