VIBRATION - deciding too much; and living with it.

[JustPassinThru_imp]

I broke mine in on 10w40 June thru Oct. When I put 10w30 in for the cold the bike had a lot more vibes in the bars. It was the 1st time my hand ever went numb riding?
Sorry about bringing up oil.......

Shame on you. Now we'll have to have OIL WARS.

I'm running Honda synoil. Dealer did the first oil change and put the synoil in...0W-40.

I didn't notice any change from when it was new.

Shame on you. Now we'll have to have OIL WARS.

I'm running Honda synoil. Dealer did the first oil change and put the synoil in...0W-40.

I didn't notice any change from when it was new.

I have always considered myself pretty learned when it comes to things motorcycle. I have been a student of motorcycle and motorcycling my whole life, worked in motorcycle shops for nearly 2 decades, and am in a shop at least every 3 days even now. At a soon to be 65 thought I had heard of pretty much everything when it comes to life on two wheels, but those two things I have never even heard of.

Synoil? Is that hopefully an abbreviation for synthetic? if not what the heck is synoil?

0W40? How can something designed to lubricate ever have 0 viscosity? I know I've seen 5 wt but never a 0 wt before.

Someone please explain

The -never too old to learn-Ferret

Yup, that's what some web-posters sometimes call synthetic. Honda has made for it, sold under the Honda brand, a motorcycle synthetic that works with a wet-clutch pack.

IIRC it was 0w-40. Fully approved by Honda for this model. I discussed using mineral oil; but since I don't know how much the bike will be sitting around...the cost of synthetic in the end will be a small part of operating costs; and if it works against sludge buildup...it will be worth it.

I might be wrong about the weight. What I do know was that it was what the books called for.

0W synthetic is quite common...Toyota calls for it in their new cars. It's got the equivalent cold viscosity of a 0-weight oil...in other words, seems very thin. At operating temperatures, it will have the viscosity of a 40-weight oil. Neat trick.

I have seen the 0W oils and have heard they are strictly automotive oils with properties detrimental to wet clutches having "friction modifiers".

Honda and other cycle manufacturers now have synthetics sold under their brand names, recommended by them, which have properties which work with wet-clutch packs.

A little different, I guess, than Mobil 1.