Primary oil in winter
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Primary oil in winter
Hi all...I'm still riding my bikes even at 20 degrees outside. It's time to change the oil and I plan to drop down to 10W40. I have been wondering about primary oil...should it also be dropped down to a lighter weight? and for that matter, how about the Tranny...I'm currently running the peptobismole (for lack of better words) in it now.
Thanks in advance.
Larry
Thanks in advance.
Larry
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Thanks guys for your quick responses. Im still somewhat undecided about the whole topic of what oil to run in the winter...while I realize that I am supposed to drop down to 10W40, I also realize that there is generally room for error there not to mention, I also keep my bikes in my garage that I believe is generally a few degrees warmer than the outside temps and when I get to work I have a heated garage to bring the bike in to. So I'm thinking that while im riding in 20-30 degree temps, the actual temperature of the bike is greater than 20-30 when I actually start the motor. The other side of this spectum is that this is kansas and all bets are off pertaining to our weather... I can leave home at 20 degrees and come home the same day at 50 degrees. I'm afraid i would be more concerned about running 10W40 above 40 degrees than I am at running 20W50 below 40 degrees. Not sure if it matters or not, but i also only run full synthitic oils. Any insight here would be greatly appreciated.
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