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 Post subject: Re: Oil?
PostPosted: 18 Apr 2012 13:45 
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Adam wrote:
03 wrote:
Bonzo wrote:
Nutah wrote:
Henry look at the spec on the back of the bottle
for the SAE info :yup: for compatibility

from Wiki..
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has established a numerical code system for grading motor oils according to their viscosity characteristics. SAE viscosity gradings include the following, from low to high viscosity: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 or 60. The numbers 0, 5, 10, 15 and 25 are suffixed with the letter W, designating their "winter" (not "weight") or cold-start viscosity, at lower temperature. The number 20 comes with or without a W, depending on whether it is being used to denote a cold or hot viscosity grade. The document SAE J300 defines the viscometrics related to these grades.

Kinematic viscosity is graded by measuring the time it takes for a standard amount of oil to flow through a standard orifice, at standard temperatures. The longer it takes, the higher the viscosity and thus higher SAE code.

The SAE has a separate viscosity rating system for gear, axle, and manual transmission oils, SAE J306, which should not be confused with engine oil viscosity. The higher numbers of a gear oil (e.g., 75W-140) do not mean that it has higher viscosity than an engine oil.


So will Henry's Silkolene fully synthetic 15W - 50 oil be OK then :?: lOl
Nope. 1 - It's too slippery. 2 - It's compressible.



A spoonful of sand and water should sort that Steve ;) lOl
Oh yes :run:

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 Post subject: Re: Oil?
PostPosted: 21 Apr 2012 09:56 
Thanks all for the oil info.
I've gone with HD 20W50 which seems the one to use on air cooled engines.
Guess I'll dump the bottle of Silkolene I use to use on my Speed Triple.

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PostPosted: 22 Apr 2012 14:52 
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