Amsoil

[Don French]

The build quality on the GPZ was less than stellar.At 42K, My bike was using 8 Oz. at 2000 miles.I never tried Amsoil, but used shell and other synthetics.The bike specific oils gave me no advantage between oil changes.
I now ride a ZZR and have stayed with Valvoline "DuraBlend/MaxLife" in the 10w40 blend.
Everyone please remember what the Tin Man said, "Oil... Oil."
Use some and be Slick, Y'all.
Dondiego.


> Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 14:53:50 -0600
> Subject: Re: Amsoil
> From: scapco at ecentral.com
> To: DONDIEGO at evansville.net
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I second your observations and experience.  Mine never burned oil until I
> tried Amsoil, now it does.  At some point I will have to have a valve job
> done to solve the problem.  Until then, I'm actually running Harley
> Davidson 20-50 full synthetic and it seems to work fine.  Also actually
> less expensive than Mobile, etc..  BTW, I change my oil every 2K with full
> synthetic, have for the last ten years or so so it's not from trying to
> keep good oil in it.
> 
> Charles S.
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Mark Reckinger <marque at copper.net> wrote:
> 
> > Some people swear by it, but based on my one, and only one, experience
> > with Amsoil, I wouldn’t use it in my lawn mower. I purchased a low mile
> > (3k) 96 GPZ some time back, put another 7k on it with zero oil consumption
> > measurable between changes. Switched to Amsoil 20-50 (not the V-Twin
> > flavor) and after a while, noticed some horrendous foaming through the
> > sight glass, after a run. Immediately changed it out with Motul (foaming
> > ceased)…but the bike was an oil burner from that point forward. In my
> > opinion, it ruined this motor.
> >
> > Mark R
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