rutman Posted February 25, 2014 #1 Posted February 25, 2014 I swear since I greased the rear splines and changed the oil to Mobil synthetic, the whining noise is not as loud. Or is the placebo effect at work here?
TwoStars Posted February 25, 2014 #2 Posted February 25, 2014 I took the same placebo. I bought my 2008 with 8K miles a few years ago. It whined noticeably around 50-55 mph. When I changed oil for the first time, I went with Motul 7100 synthetic. The whine disappeared. I have no idea what the previous owner used. I now have 25K miles on the bike and the whine remains a thing of the past.
Flyinfool Posted February 25, 2014 #4 Posted February 25, 2014 What I have gathered from reading about the whine for many years is that some oils will help some bikes. BUT the oil that helps bike A may not help bike B, and the oil that helps bike B may not help bike A. The only thing I have been able to gather is to keep trying different oils till you find the one that YOUR bike likes. There are a lot of oil threads out there, I do not think there is a "bad" name brand oil available. Regardless of oil used, we just do not hear of oil related issues on these engines.
rutman Posted February 25, 2014 Author #5 Posted February 25, 2014 What I have gathered from reading about the whine for many years is that some oils will help some bikes. BUT the oil that helps bike A may not help bike B, and the oil that helps bike B may not help bike A. The only thing I have been able to gather is to keep trying different oils till you find the one that YOUR bike likes. There are a lot of oil threads out there, I do not think there is a "bad" name brand oil available. Regardless of oil used, we just do not hear of oil related issues on these engines. I agree. Main thing is to change it when it needs it.
djh3 Posted February 25, 2014 #6 Posted February 25, 2014 Had an ole school mechanic I studied and worked under for alot of years tell me "the best kind of oil??? Well clean oil of course"
MiCarl Posted February 25, 2014 #7 Posted February 25, 2014 There are a lot of oil threads out there, I do not think there is a "bad" name brand oil available. Regardless of oil used, we just do not hear of oil related issues on these engines. The oil company marketing departments would have us believe the unless we use their oil we're damaging the engine. The only oil related engine failure I've ever seen was a Suburban driven by my ex-wife. It's unclear how long she drove without oil before it failed.......
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