01-10-2020, 04:19 AM
(01-10-2020, 03:07 AM)2017EX_imp Wrote: Hello Nick, congrats on your Deluxe. I can offer a few of my opinions here, and you can decide if any of them work for you. If you are handy, and like working on your bike, one of the best investments you can make is to buy The Honda OEM shop manual for your bike. The manuals are a wealth of knowledge, and you just cant go wrong owning one.
As to maintenance items, I always use OEM Honda spark plugs, oil filters, air filters, and batteries. I have seen some aftermarket air filters that were just slightly off in terms of fit and sealing. I have seen some aftermarket oil filters fail, causing a mess at least, and potential engine damage at most. Oil I might experiment with in terms of brand, the same API service classification, JASO standard, and viscosity as called for in the Shop and Owners manuals. As a matter of personal preference I do prefer full synthetic oil, although there is nothing wrong with Dyno oil. Unless there is a VERY compelling reason to do otherwise, you just cant go wrong with OEM parts.
Oh duh! I completely forgot about OEM.. that’s what I run in my rebel/gl1100. That’s a much better idea than buying some other brand that’ll potentially cause damage. Thank you for the sound advice. I did have plans to purchase the service manual when I get home after work. Found one a couple of weeks back but I wanted to make sure I got the bike before purchasing it. I believe people say the owners manual says to run 10-40 oil correct? I have about a gallon of Honda 10-40 out in my shop ready to use. I’ve heard others use 10-30 because the engine makes a weird noise when using 10-40, ever had any issues with that?
As for synthetic oil.. how do you convert over to that? Do you have to do anything special or simply throw it in?
Thanks again!