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[QUOTE="john3_16, post: 970261, member: 53961"] Yeah the whole myth about the neccessity of using a motorcycle specific oil is one of the biggest marketing scams ever. When it comes to regular petro oils your run of the mill oils like castrol/Pensoil/quaker 10W40 that you can easily find at a store nearest you (instead of driving all the way to the shop) is much better than Honda GN4 when you look at the specs and at a MUCH better price... You know those labels, "motorcycles are harder on oil, our oil has special additives to help protect the engine better" blah blah... Well, they were truthful about one part....The part about motorcycles being harder on oil...However, a virgin oil analysis reveals there is nothing "special" in their oil...Matter of fact there are many diesel and regular car oils out there with comparable and many times much higher amounts of antiwear/acid neutralizing additives.... If you're gonna use regular petro oil anyway you'll be better off walking right past the GN4 or Kawichem and get some regular car oil off the shelf at your local store and SAVE alot of money. A virgin oil analysis is a moto specific oil marketer's worst enemy because the content of their oil is exposed next to regular car oils where the consumer can compare without relying on a company's word about their "special oil"...Snake oil more like it. Now, Amsoil and Mobile MX4t make good oils and VOA's reveal that they do have the goods...But, the extra levels of additives aren't worth the extra $4 per quart over a their own synthetic versions of car oils. [/QUOTE]
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