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You guys mentioned chain lube....Don't buy the high $$ Suzuki stuff.
Go to Lowe's....
Tool department...look for the DUPONT brand 'dry lube' with the blue label. It even lists 'chains' on the front for lube / clean. $4.95 a bottle at my Lowe's.
It's Absolutely GREAT. I use it on my kid's dirtbike...my chainsaw (I kid you not with NO messy chain oil in the resovoir, and it works WONDERS).
It actually cleans and lubes. I use it on my GS500 (and will on the cat).
No sling, no mess, and it lubes wonderfully.
HTH
Chris
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Originally posted by arsenic13nice, I got to give that stuff a try.. And the gear oil is nice , but the fling scares me . My chain looks CLEAN while using the gear oil , though . It just gets EVERYWHERE .
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Harley Screamin' Eagle
It was recommended by my mechanic and so far it's done a nice job... expensive as hell thoughIf your paddleing up steam and a wheel falls of.....
How many pancakes fit in a dog house??......
None stupid!...... Ice cream doesn’t have bones!
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Originally posted by md86Originally posted by arsenic13nice, I got to give that stuff a try.. And the gear oil is nice , but the fling scares me . My chain looks CLEAN while using the gear oil , though . It just gets EVERYWHERE .
And the oil leak? Well it turns out the majority of what was dripping out was the built up gunk and chain lube in the sprocket cover getting warm during a ride, then melting, and dripping out of the sprocker cover, and then onto the ground. Since I cleaned the cover out, and lubed the chain, then degrease the entire bottom of the engine (the same evening) I've realized that my 'oil leak' is actually about 3 to 4 drops after a decent ride..that's it. Over 500 miles and the oil level hasn't moved any. So I still haven't replaced the seal, as it's not a big deal to me.
HTH
Chris
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Do you guys think it would be fine to put Synthetic probably mobile-1 into my bike I just purchased? The previous owner had regular in there its entire life and its a 97 with 7300 miles on it. I want to put synthetic in but I dont want to spring an oil leak either. I know in cars its not recomended after a certain amount of miles. Thanks for any insight on this.
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Didn't we just cover this in another thread this week?
Maybe not this past week...
Synthetic (or any other high-detergent oil) may wash away globs of built-up sludge at the seals, and if the seals are already trashed, might cause it to leak there. Because of how the seals are on the bike, it's not likely to happen, and if it does, replacing a leaking seal in general is a breeze.
The benefits you will get from using a high-detergent motorcycle motor oil, esp. a high-temp capable synthetic, on a bike like the Kat will greatly outweigh any potential pitfalls with washing away sludge (cleaner = longer life).
More important than what you use, is making sure you don't use specific formulations -- no API SJ, SL nor SM, and nothing with the words "Energy Conserving" in the lower ring of the API mark.
You can't go wrong with Mobil 1's Motorcycle-specific products (Mobil 1 MX4T, Mobil 1 4T Racing Oil, Mobil 1 VTwin), nor with Castrol's GPS (not GTX!).
Here's my guide to understanding how to choose motorcycle motor oils: CyberPoet's "How to pick what motor oils to run in your motorcycle"
And here's my quick-ref sheet for the Kats:
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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