oil too good?

[loyd]

i have been running a performance castrol synthetic oil in my gas and my kdx has been faultless but i have just been made aware of problems with bikes that dont get used enough(i only ride 1 trail ride about every 3 weeks) .i have been told synthetics dont leave a residue like mineral oils in the bottom of bearings &in high humidity areas such as nz can rust the bottom of brgs this information was given to me by a motorcycle shop owner who also runs race teams.
I know the answer is to ride more but i would like other peoples experience to speak & or to teach people who park their bikes up too much

 

[Kaw_Boy_5]

Do not use sythetic oils in your tranny. The extra lube can actually cause a lot of problems, the most obvious being clutch slippage. If you are going to use auto oil use standard types of oil, not synthetics.

 

[xpwarrior]

Synthetics usually don't leave as much residue in the combusiton chamber. I've been into several Seadoo engines that ran synthetic premix and the lower end always had a nice oily film. These were ran at 40/1. I would keep running the Castrol and try to ride more.:D

 

[RMXkid]

if you are worried about it dump a little motor oil down the cylinder before you let the bike sit for a while.

 

[orion163]

Not this again. :mad:

btw, synthetic oil will not promote rust in any part of your bearings.