castrol gps oil

[mad maximus]

is the benefit of using this oil as great as i have heard.real world experiences,of using it would be nice.coming up on an oil change as was looking into this.also on a different topic,i was planning on getting a jet kit from ivans performance and was looking for feedback on there jet kits compared to the dynojet line.mod time is now.

[The CyberPoet]

The oil is good and my experiences have been nothing but the best with it, but I am sure there are a variety of other very good oils out there. My biggest recommendation is sticking with a motorcycle-specific oil in the right weight categories that is JASO-MA rated as well as API SF/SG or SH rated (NOT SJ or SL!). Included in this list are:

Castrol ACT/Evo 10w40
Castrol GPS 10W40 & 20w50
Mobil 1 MT4X 10w40
Mobil 1 VTwin 20w50
Royal Purple CycleMax 10w40 & 20w50
Valvoline ATV 10w40
Valvoline Motorcycle 20w50
Motul 3000 4T 20w50
Amsoil AMV Motorcycle Engine Oil 20W50
plus others...

You may also want to look at this thread:
Showing Off: how clean is your engine?
and
CyberPoet's "How to Understand and choose Motorcycle Motor Oils" at MotorcycleAnchor.com -- now with an oil-temp sensor solution for Katanas and Bandits!

As for the jetkits, my experiences are that the Ivan's is better than the DynoJet (sometimes also sold under the K&N brand) -- and I've never tried the FactoryPro brand ones. On a related note, I have heard that the Katana kit from DynoJet may have recently been modified or changed (to close off the holes on the slides) and thus may be better than the kit I used.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[SlipKid]

My GPS is oil-free!