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    #16
    Originally posted by 80GS1000 View Post
    Did it leak too? My GS1000 developed a bunch of leaks when using synthetic. No issues running conventional dino juice though.
    No it never leaked....but weird eh? I think the old girl is more of a Budweiser girl than a Heineken girl...lol
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      #17
      Have you ever taken the Cooley on a long trip like that on Rotella? 1000 miles of mostly highway vs mixed driving could be a factor.
      -1980 GS1100 LT
      -1975 Honda cb750K
      -1972 Honda cl175
      - Currently presiding over a 1970 T500

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        #18
        Originally posted by Brendan W View Post
        Bet you weren't wearing your farmer's hat
        Like this?

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        I found this in the closet of a greasy spoon I worked in in 1979. It was in exactly this condition. Just now, I panicked when it wasn't where I first looked. It's weird, but I treasure it.
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Tom R View Post
          Have you ever taken the Cooley on a long trip like that on Rotella? 1000 miles of mostly highway vs mixed driving could be a factor.
          Many times....I have put almost 20,000 miles on it in 4 years. I have rode it to California on Rotella and no issues.
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            #20
            Question for the hive on switching to Diesel oil.

            I realized yesterday, that Sam's club sells Rotella 15W-40 in bulk. I'm there at least once a month anyway. If I want to switch from using 10W-40 Motorcycle JASO MA2 oil to Rotella, besides a new filter, and draining as much of the old oil as possible, is there anything else special I need to to before putting in the Rotella?
            Rich
            1982 GS 750TZ
            2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

            BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
            Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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              #21
              Originally posted by Rich82GS750TZ View Post
              Question for the hive on switching to Diesel oil.

              I realized yesterday, that Sam's club sells Rotella 15W-40 in bulk. I'm there at least once a month anyway. If I want to switch from using 10W-40 Motorcycle JASO MA2 oil to Rotella, besides a new filter, and draining as much of the old oil as possible, is there anything else special I need to to before putting in the Rotella?
              You don't have to do anything special. Just change the oil as normal. Mixing oils is no worry either.
              Ed

              To measure is to know.

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                #22
                Thanks Ed.
                Rich
                1982 GS 750TZ
                2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

                BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Rich82GS750TZ View Post
                  Question for the hive on switching to Diesel oil.

                  I realized yesterday, that Sam's club sells Rotella 15W-40 in bulk. I'm there at least once a month anyway. If I want to switch from using 10W-40 Motorcycle JASO MA2 oil to Rotella, besides a new filter, and draining as much of the old oil as possible, is there anything else special I need to to before putting in the Rotella?
                  Make sure the sump plug is back in
                  97 R1100R
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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Brendan W View Post
                    Make sure the sump plug is back in
                    Noted.
                    Rich
                    1982 GS 750TZ
                    2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

                    BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                    Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                      #25
                      And all three filter cover nuts are secure
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                      1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's
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                        #26
                        Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
                        Like this?

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                        I found this in the closet of a greasy spoon I worked in in 1979. It was in exactly this condition. Just now, I panicked when it wasn't where I first looked. It's weird, but I treasure it.

                        Now we're talking. The basic approach is to wince or feign a heart attack whenever cost is mentioned and when your wallet comes out look hard at it as if you are seriously reconsidering the whole idea of spending money.
                        You're not fooling anyone but it's expected to blend in with the other customers.
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                        97 R1100R
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                        80 GS850G, 79 Z400B, 85 R100RT, 80 Z650D, 76 CB200

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by cowboyup3371 View Post
                          And all three filter cover nuts are secure
                          OK, I suppose I did ask for this when I asked if there was "ANYTHING else special I need to do......"
                          Rich
                          1982 GS 750TZ
                          2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

                          BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                          Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Rich82GS750TZ View Post
                            OK, I suppose I did ask for this when I asked if there was "ANYTHING else special I need to do......"
                            Special is a rather poorly defined term
                            97 R1100R
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                            80 GS850G, 79 Z400B, 85 R100RT, 80 Z650D, 76 CB200

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Brendan W View Post
                              Special is a rather poorly defined term
                              I've been called "special" before.
                              Rich
                              1982 GS 750TZ
                              2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

                              BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                              Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Eli69 View Post
                                Did you mean T6 15w40? I just want to make sure I'm not missing something or if that was just a typo. I usually get the full synthetic T6 15w40 when I have the extra couple bucks.
                                No, I run the 5W40 all year round in my truck (GMC Duramax 2500) and bikes. I live in western Canada and it never gets hot here like it does in the southern US; 5W40 is better for the cold starts in spring and fall. If I lived somewhere that actually got hot I would probably run the 15W40 in summer instead.


                                Mark
                                1982 GS1100E
                                1998 ZX-6R
                                2005 KTM 450EXC

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