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many people have heard of Kevin Camron ,he wrote an article in Cycle World a few years back on the affects of motor oil in a motorcycle transmission.Lots of chemistry happening but to make a long story short, he said,regular motor oil is not suited for transmissions ,the high shear forces break it d...

the argument if i understand it is "I've always done it this way so I will keep on doing it this way " is frankly not very impressive. Honda has moved on ..sludge traps and poor oil are part of history that in my opinion should be left to history .

i'm not wishing to further inflame the issue but i would like to point out that being so sure you are correct to the point of not listening to reasonable views if they differ from your own must make learning somewhat difficult ..I could of coarse be wrong ,perhaps some people truly do know it all .

So What!. Does the oil work in both? YES!. ..........lm That may be true but both type engines have something in common. The are Air Cooled. ......lm non detergent oil is fine for lawn mowers but then lawn mowers do not as a rule have transmissions. the high tooth contact pressure in the transmissi...

That may be true but both type engines have something in common. The are Air Cooled. ......lm non detergent oil is fine for lawn mowers but then lawn mowers do not as a rule have transmissions. the high tooth contact pressure in the transmission braking the oil down is probably the reason for the 3...

non detergent oil is fine for lawn mowers but then lawn mowers do not as a rule have transmissions. the high tooth contact pressure in the transmission braking the oil down is probably the reason for the 300 mile change intervals .

my question would be why with far better oil available would you want to put that crap in your engine