Quote Originally Posted by jape View Post
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I would have enjoyed your rave more if it had ended up convincing me that basic ordinary lube of the type millions of cars and bikes ran on for decades at supermarket prices would be OK in the Klingon. I shall not get fully synth at up to $20 litre of any brand or type, not convinced there at all, but will also play safe and compromise using the cheaper mineral + designed for bikes at approx $12 litre rather than $4.50 litre automobile 20/50 off the supermarket shelf.
Traditional diesel "motor oil" (w/o the additive cause cltch slip) runs fine on m/c. ***Beware of the newer API: CI oil that had additive cause cltch slip ***
"red" Shell 20/50 is one of those "traditional" oil ( CF / SJ ) & had somebody in china tested in the bike
Many motorcycle "taxi" runs fine w/ Mobil Delvac 1300 in Sothern China.