Hi All,
I was a member on the old forum, but had to be recreated on this new forum. Looks great!!! I hope I can offer some positive contributions to the group!
I searched the board for an answer to this, but couldnt find anything, so I thought I would pose a question....
I'm coming up on an oil change on my 2008 Concours 14, so I had another lookie in my owner's manual to see what the oil specs were. Previous oil changes were done by the dealership using Kawasaki synthetic oil. Surprisingly, the manual says nothing about using any special type of oil in the engine. My previous bikes (Yamaha FZ1 and a couple of FJR 1300s) specifically stated not to use any oils that were "energy conserving" (presumably because it is too slippery and would cause clutch slippage) which pretty much ruled out using oil made for cars but there is no such warning in the Kawasaki owner's manual.
Any opinions? Should I try using a jug of synthetic oil that is not motorcycle-specific?
Also, anyone have any experience with Motul Oil? Which one do you use?
I was a member on the old forum, but had to be recreated on this new forum. Looks great!!! I hope I can offer some positive contributions to the group!
I searched the board for an answer to this, but couldnt find anything, so I thought I would pose a question....
I'm coming up on an oil change on my 2008 Concours 14, so I had another lookie in my owner's manual to see what the oil specs were. Previous oil changes were done by the dealership using Kawasaki synthetic oil. Surprisingly, the manual says nothing about using any special type of oil in the engine. My previous bikes (Yamaha FZ1 and a couple of FJR 1300s) specifically stated not to use any oils that were "energy conserving" (presumably because it is too slippery and would cause clutch slippage) which pretty much ruled out using oil made for cars but there is no such warning in the Kawasaki owner's manual.
Any opinions? Should I try using a jug of synthetic oil that is not motorcycle-specific?
Also, anyone have any experience with Motul Oil? Which one do you use?