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Kickstart/clutch problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="Gary" data-source="post: 170247" data-attributes="member: 288"><p>Like everything oils have sure changed in the last 50ish years. Back then we had no choice and really it didn't even matter because there was nothing but automotive to use anyway. I think at that time HD was one of the only ones who had their "own" branded oil. We certainly weren't going to use that stuff anyway they'd make fun of us and laugh us out of there! Actually my dealer sold HD's and Honda's but I digress. In '95 I got back into bikes and started using the automotive oils we had used as kids. I found out right away with my TL 125 that automotive oil actually made the plates stick sometimes in as little as a week. With the change to lower zinc levels of even newer oils,using motorcycle oil rated for use in wet clutches makes even more sense. I used to use Honda oil but my dealer only carries 20-50 so I started using Valvoline 10-30 which in my area is easy to find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gary, post: 170247, member: 288"] Like everything oils have sure changed in the last 50ish years. Back then we had no choice and really it didn't even matter because there was nothing but automotive to use anyway. I think at that time HD was one of the only ones who had their "own" branded oil. We certainly weren't going to use that stuff anyway they'd make fun of us and laugh us out of there! Actually my dealer sold HD's and Honda's but I digress. In '95 I got back into bikes and started using the automotive oils we had used as kids. I found out right away with my TL 125 that automotive oil actually made the plates stick sometimes in as little as a week. With the change to lower zinc levels of even newer oils,using motorcycle oil rated for use in wet clutches makes even more sense. I used to use Honda oil but my dealer only carries 20-50 so I started using Valvoline 10-30 which in my area is easy to find. [/QUOTE]
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