Amsoil for my harley and me-----forever
I have a 2003 Road King (95 inch big bore, stage 2 intake. Vance and Hines Pro-pipe, Commander box) with 21000 plus miles on it. It sat in a garage in Portland, Oregon for 4 years (domestic squabble). Rode it home to Amarillo over 5 days and 2100 miles. Researched oil on line. Prices, dealer stuff, propaganda, etc. Amsoil was the standout leader, but was also right at the top of the list. Tried Castrol 4-T Full Synthetic. Engine has temp gauge on the filler cap. Across the desert (two up) got up to 221 degrees. With the Castrol, running cycle patrol with Shriners, the stuff went to 242! Changed to the HD stealer oil. Too much and too HOT. About 220-225 around town alone.
VERY wordy but true information. I'm a bit anal! I remembered back to when I changed the oil for my first time, it was all really clean and clear. Still changed it because I didn't know what it was and added a HD filter. Gas mileage since I got it home had gone down substantially. I reset the Power Commander for my altitude and such. Still not much to right home about on performance and mileage. What the heck! Then I recalled the mileage and temperatures on the motor coming home! Could it have been the oil :confused:? I called the guy in Portland! He is an AMSOIL distributor!! [COLOR=#ff0000][U][B]THE OIL WAS AMSOIL![/B][/U][/COLOR]:gah:!!!!![COLOR=#ff0000]
[/COLOR]I bit the bullet and bought AMSOIL 20 W 50 for the engine, special transmission lube from AMSOIL, and the AMSOIL primary side special for the clutch, and the AMSOIL filter. [U]Best thing I ever did for me and my Harley!![/U] Temperature on engine around town is now about 190 -200. SHRINER stuff in parades pushes it up to 220 or so with all the idling and clutch sipping and all. Out of fear, I pull the cam cover and checked the fiber cam chain tension blocks. They look almost NEW! Very faint line on both. What else can I say. My motor runs cooler. My clutch is just fine. My transmission shifts smoother, quieter, and less clunk, and the gas mileage is back and the bike [U]just runs better[/U]! Might be my imagination, maybe NOT!
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