I learned a great deal at school, one thing was that lube is your friend (wink wink)... anyways. Just read this on the Facebook group, but decided to share because I'm sure it passed by many of us. Below is the quote I found in the comments.
"Do NOT use car oil in motorcycles! I used to think that oil was oil and used all of the top car oils. The car oil has had the zinc and phosphorus removed to protect catalytic converters. Any parts like rocker arms, cams and rings, need that for lube. Without it, you can destroy a good engine. I know, I wore out a Yamaha V-Twin motor at 30,000 miles. Cams were all burnt and compression down to 120#, not enough to start it. Changed oil & filter every 3000 miles, never lost oil pressure. Now I use Mobil 1 or Yamalube.
I was at a Yamaha Training seminar at school that talked a lot about how to handle working at a shop, keeping customers happy, placing a suggestion for purchase wisely, etc. One of the interesting things that I learned was that you get an extended warranty (if not a lifetime warranty) on certain parts of the bike if you use ONLY yamalube in the bike, and get it serviced at the shop. They swear by the product so much, that they give their customers a good deal on it just so they can take good care of the bikes. What are all of your thoughts on this? I see a lot of posts about zinc added oils being important for top end and valve lube. Never learned about the zinc and phosphorous but its intriguing.
"Do NOT use car oil in motorcycles! I used to think that oil was oil and used all of the top car oils. The car oil has had the zinc and phosphorus removed to protect catalytic converters. Any parts like rocker arms, cams and rings, need that for lube. Without it, you can destroy a good engine. I know, I wore out a Yamaha V-Twin motor at 30,000 miles. Cams were all burnt and compression down to 120#, not enough to start it. Changed oil & filter every 3000 miles, never lost oil pressure. Now I use Mobil 1 or Yamalube.
I was at a Yamaha Training seminar at school that talked a lot about how to handle working at a shop, keeping customers happy, placing a suggestion for purchase wisely, etc. One of the interesting things that I learned was that you get an extended warranty (if not a lifetime warranty) on certain parts of the bike if you use ONLY yamalube in the bike, and get it serviced at the shop. They swear by the product so much, that they give their customers a good deal on it just so they can take good care of the bikes. What are all of your thoughts on this? I see a lot of posts about zinc added oils being important for top end and valve lube. Never learned about the zinc and phosphorous but its intriguing.