Clyde
Wizard
I posted this over in the "What did you do today" thread, but I think that's the wrong place (sorry, still pretty new here). Also, it seems that Search isn't working (I tried searching for "oil" and got zero results).
I changed the oil and filter the other day... first maintenance on the new-to-me bike. That's the good news. The bad news is that I discovered yesterda that "energy conserving" and "resource conserving" are the same thing. I knew not to get "energy conserving" but never considered that the industry would change terms and they were the same thing -- I thought that "resource conserving" was something related to the fact that the oil I purchased was synthetic (Mobile 1).
Anyway, looks like I'll be draining all that nice, fresh oil out this weekend and going with something else.
Hopefully three days and 50 miles hasn't done any damage to the clutch. Is there anything special I should do to flush the "resource conserving" stuff out? Should I run some "cheap" oil through for a few miles, then put synthetic back in? I'll certainly change the filter, but beyond that, I'm open to your wisdom.
I found a reference elsewhere that said to change the oil out now, at 100 miles, and again at 200. Putting 300 miles on the bike in November could be interesting in Michigan, but if I have to bundle up (and suck it up) to save the need for replacing my clutch, I'll do it.
Anyone else made a bone-head mistake like this? Suggestions?
I changed the oil and filter the other day... first maintenance on the new-to-me bike. That's the good news. The bad news is that I discovered yesterda that "energy conserving" and "resource conserving" are the same thing. I knew not to get "energy conserving" but never considered that the industry would change terms and they were the same thing -- I thought that "resource conserving" was something related to the fact that the oil I purchased was synthetic (Mobile 1).
Anyway, looks like I'll be draining all that nice, fresh oil out this weekend and going with something else.
Hopefully three days and 50 miles hasn't done any damage to the clutch. Is there anything special I should do to flush the "resource conserving" stuff out? Should I run some "cheap" oil through for a few miles, then put synthetic back in? I'll certainly change the filter, but beyond that, I'm open to your wisdom.
I found a reference elsewhere that said to change the oil out now, at 100 miles, and again at 200. Putting 300 miles on the bike in November could be interesting in Michigan, but if I have to bundle up (and suck it up) to save the need for replacing my clutch, I'll do it.
Anyone else made a bone-head mistake like this? Suggestions?