04-01-16, 11:03 AM
I used car oil in my Divvy for a number of years and so do a lot of people on the Divvy forum. It seems to be ok for that use. I tried Halfords semi synth bike oil when I had a ZZR and it was rubbish, the gear change was definitely worse so I stopped using it. That said I've put a bit in at this oil change because I didn't have quite enough of the Castrol semi synth to fully top it up.
Isn't the difference between car and bike oil down to friction modifiers and their use with a wet clutch? With something low powered like a Divvy it might not matter, with more power through the clutch it might.
Isn't the difference between car and bike oil down to friction modifiers and their use with a wet clutch? With something low powered like a Divvy it might not matter, with more power through the clutch it might.
Malc
Old enough to know better.
Old enough to know better.