Streaker wrote:
Oil is one of the biggest debates in the history of Man
Do Not use energy conserving oil in your motorcycle if you are using regular conventional oil.
Here is a good place to get some good education on what you can and cannot use but its all up to the user. Good Luck
http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.htmlJust so you know I have been using Shell Rotella Petroleum until breakin is over and switching to the synthetic Shell Rotella afterwards for many miles and many different bikes and have never had a problem with any of them but I am religious when it comes to changing my oil and filter every 3000 miles on every vehicle I own even if its synthetic oil.
If I buy a high end / high performance vehicle brand new I would be a bit worry because new technologies have been develop that have special oil needs, so in that case I would stick with the book and do what Suzuki says to do....
But if you just have a regular motorcycle, nothing special to it, I don't see the need to use any special oil either.
I own a cruiser C50 and from the first oil change at 100 miles, all I have used is regular Shell Rotella oil. Up to this day I have had no a single problem, the engine still runs strong, smooth shifting, no one complain and I get a whole gallon of it for $10 at Walmart.
Notice that most amount of engine shavings on a new engine happens within the first 100 miles, so why would you want to wait until 600mil to do the first oil change, while in the mean time you are running that engine for 600 miles with all the loose metal particles going everywhere inside the engine.
I have gotten 3 new motorcycles in the past 4 years, (still looking for the perffect one), and when I get the bike at the dealer, I also get an oil filter. When I leave the dealer I take my first ride to Walmart and pickup a gallon of oil and by the time I make it home I have about 98 miles. The next morning, I change the oil.
I have develop this routine that works for me, I show up on the second to last day of the month near closing time, dealer closes at 8pm, I show up at 7pm, on that last day of the month where they want to close the month strong. I put up a fight for the original price agreement, then they take the bike of the show room to get it ready for me, and then I get could feet and I back away from the deal. By this point the bike is already getting ready for the road, but I am still not bound to the deal because the keys have not being turn over. They will do anything just to get you to take the bike home.
On my last bike I got the bike at MSRP out the door plus they gave me a free EOM windshield and a free brand new summer jacket which all added up to $900 store value. Then I took the keys and rode the thing home and so far I have had not one single issue using suzuki filters and regular Rotella oil.
I don't see how Rotella oil could harm the GSX650F, but one has to be careful...
By the way, that trick with the dealer is no longer working because now the local small town local own dealers are getting acquired by big corporation and the two best local dealer are now own my Ride Now and must of my favorite salesmen have been fired, whole new staff so I won't even try anymore....
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, mine was under $100, I actually remember something like $89 and some change. They got a racket going at that price.
