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Cruiser
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| Speaking of Oil......I read in the 08 manual that 20w40 semi synthetic is to be used in the Vision. Has anyone gone to full synthetic?? |
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Iron Butt
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Richmond, Virginia | switched to Amsoil like so many others on here loVe it. awesome. |
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | I run Shell Rotella T full syn with no clutch issues. A lot at thevmc recommend it. |
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Visionary
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So Cal | Gerica - 2009-02-18 6:59 PM
Speaking of Oil......I read in the 08 manual that 20w40 semi synthetic is to be used in the Vision. Has anyone gone to full synthetic??
Dealer are far and few between here. My nex oil change will be 20-50 mobil one ( they wrote the book on synthetics) and Honda oil filter (yes, Honda). The engineers were smart. They knew dealer would be scarce, and HD was competition, so...... |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | AMSOIL 10-40 seems to work well in mine. I don't get that end of run chatter like I do with the Vic oil. I'll go 3k maybe 4k between changes. It still seems to like it the best under 3k change point though. |
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Visionary
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| "20-50 mobil one ( they wrote the book on synthetics)" Thank you for my morning laugh. I am sure you know that Mobil 1 synthetic oil is a dino based synthetic? |
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Visionary
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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | BlueOx USA - 2009-02-19 7:48 AM
"20-50 mobil one ( they wrote the book on synthetics)" Thank you for my morning laugh. I am sure you know that Mobil 1 synthetic oil is a dino based synthetic?
It is also a product of Lube Tech; the company that makes Vic oil. Why is it that someone buys a bike, and suddenly feel they know more about oil then the engineers that designed the bike, and developed oils with specific properties for it?? More then just clutches to oil. Shear, temp absorption, and shedding are a HUGE factor in our motors. Along with all the other oil problems that most other bikes deal with |
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Puddle Jumper
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Orange County | I am an AMSOIL dealer. 3932sunset@earthlink.net. I became an AMSOIL dealer because of this web site. I read that some many other Victory-Vision riders use it I became a dealer. I just started this week. |
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Cruiser
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on the edge of Los Angeles | cjnoho - 2009-02-18 10:58 PM Gerica - 2009-02-18 6:59 PM Speaking of Oil......I read in the 08 manual that 20w40 semi synthetic is to be used in the Vision. Has anyone gone to full synthetic?? Dealer are far and few between here. My nex oil change will be 20-50 mobil one ( they wrote the book on synthetics) and Honda oil filter (yes, Honda). The engineers were smart. They knew dealer would be scarce, and HD was competition, so......I have used Victory M-1 and Amsoil. Based on availability price and what I think is important to me I like the M-1 during warmer months as the engine tends to be a bit quieter at atartup and poved itself last summer on a 500 mile day above 110'. During colder times the Vic 20-40 worked out good. I have always cut apart the filter for inspection to check for abnormal stuff in it so far all I have found is wet media. Yeah! Availabilty of Oil and filters is a concern if a dealer is not near. I have found that the Purolator and the K&N have the largest area of media hence the abilty to flow more. I would rater pay the additional 1 to 2 $ for a full sytetic than a semi syn. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | VaParadox - 2009-02-18 10:10 PM switched to Amsoil like so many others on here loVe it. awesome. For crying out loud VaPdox, it is motor oil, what do you do with it??? I like it, I use it, but to say I loVe it or think its awesome, well... |
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