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wes

Sep 17, 2011; 12:07pm

motor oil check with no center stand??

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what kinda motor oil is best for these bikes? 78f matterafactly? i have no center stand. is it ok to just check the oil level holding the bike upright?

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Half-Caf

Sep 17, 2011; 1:45pm

Re: motor oil check with no center stand??

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As far as the oil, I have seen a lot of people talking about Shell Rotella T6. Also, I know Tools uses Texaco Havolin 10W-40 and likes it well. I also went with 10W-40 and think its a pretty safe bet unless you're in some sort of extreme climate (I'm in Chicago where it gets both hot and very cold).

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Half-Caf

Sep 17, 2011; 1:48pm

Re: motor oil check with no center stand??

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In reply to this post by wes

I also lack a center stand and just check it while its upright (best to have a friend hold it). If you really wanted to simulate the center stand, you could pick up the back of the bike about 1" in the air

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