What Fluids do you run in your trike

[lco155]

Yes another oil thread. I have used all forms of snake oil in past only to find out that you are being ripped off. I run Lucas 20/50 in motor ,lucas chaincase oil in primary and lucas gear oil in trans. I am a little discussed with harley as I really think primary should be changed every time you do your oil and yes I change mine at 3000 miles and It might be overkill but try it and see what happens as that's a lot of heat and friction going on. I will say I am impressed with lucas and check out the reviews online.Think I will switch to lucas for all my vehicles as it made a nice difference in harley as i can find neutral .

[alienwulf]

I run Redline in all 3 holes..oil 20/50 Shock for tranny and the primary oil. And I just change out all 3 at the same time. Since I do it my self not much money and cheap insurance I believe. Gives me a good look how the motor is doing when I see clean fluids.

[DK Custom Products]

Redline heavy duty shockproof in the trans, along with a little Petron.

In the primary I've tried most everything over the years. Until 2-3 years ago I just settled in to using a 20-50, most of the time the HD brand. The last few years I've been using Syn3.

In the engine I've tried a bunch, but always go back to Redline. Although I did use Dynacycle for two changes, and it seemed as good or better...it is off to Blackstone for analysis. Currently there is some Brad Penn in the engine. I always supplement whatever oil is in there with some Petron.

Kevin

[Lee H. Mann]

I have owned and done performance upgrades on a lot of bikes, in particular engines and transmissions that have used Amsoil. On disassembly, the engines look like they just came from the machine shop and everything is clean. That, I like !

Below is a testimonial to that product. It has been 10 years since and my thoughts have only been re-enforced. Amsoil is the benchmark that others try to reach.


http://www.motoroilinfo.com/harley_d...otorcycles.php

[Zammy]

I also run Redline in all 3 holes, primary, oil is 20-50, and Shock for tranny. I am also going to change out everything at 5K intervals.

[lco155]

Well I sure appreciate the input and will keep all this in mind.

[consitter]

Embarrassed to say that I don't really know. Being a non-wrencher I let my dealership do that for me since I paid for the privilege for unlimited miles when I bought it. I know I run synthetic in all holes though. I'm going to have to ask at my next change.

My service contract also includes winter storage. I haven't been able to get mine out yet due to unforeseen circumstances. I'm losing a lot of good riding time.

[HDB0B]

2014 18,000+ miles. I run Syn3 in motor (3.3 quarts with filter change), Formula+ in primary (40 ounces), Bel-Ray 85W-140 in tranny.

I change the motor oil, oil filter & primary oil every 5,000 miles. I change the tranny gear oil every 10,000 miles.

I am in total agreement that the primary needs to be done every time you do the motor oil.

I drive very conservatively and enjoy every moment on my Trike.

Bob

[bronxbill]

Running Mobil 1 15w50 car oil I get at Walmart for around $6 a quart. Formula 1+ in Primary and Red Line with Heavy duty shock in Tranny. Got almot 100,000 on my last bike running the 15w50 with no problems, so I figured I'd use it in the trike.

[67wizard]

Formula 1+ in Primary, Red Line heavy duty shock proof in Tranny, Mobil 1 V-twin in the motor. Run this in my last three Harleys no problems.
To each his or her own.