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Old 05-10-2008   #1 (permalink)
tyrebyter
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: new mexico
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Car Oil Seems To Work Fine

Took the Tiger to the local Drag Strip and got a best time of 12.902 @ 104 mph. I know, that's not real quick but that is at 5800 feet altitude. It took fifteen tries to get that time but after fifteen hard launches, my clutch was working just fine. That's with Mobile-1 car oil from Wal-Mart in the sump. Had the same experience with my Speed Triple running Rotella 15-40 synthetic. The Tiger has 55,000 miles on it and the S3 has 41,000 miles. Neither shows any scuffing of the camshafts. So, why is it we're supposed to use motorcycle specific oil?
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