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yep -- 5/40 or 0/40. I like the mobil Euro car formula https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-F...-5-qt/23636902
Both the Guzzi and the japanese bikes described in this thread are plain bearing motors and the 0-40 or 5-40 works very well. On a roller bearing motor like most American V twins -- it positively cranks.
I ran 10-30 in the winter for eons and the bikes were always a tough one to start. Kick or electric didn't matter -- cold oil = hard to turn over.
But, I had to leave my car outside in -10 weather about a decade ago and read up how to make sure it would start in the AM. Everyone said; change the oil. I thought: BS how could something even thinner than 10-30 make any difference. But, I swapped the oil anyways and boy howdy did the car turn over easy. I then decided to put it in the winter bike and viola all my starting issues resolved. Bike cranks fast, oil light goes out instantly and when I had a gauge on the bike it always showed terrific oil pressure equal to or even greater than mineral oil.
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Few years ago, I bought a nearly new standby generator at half price because the guy who bought it couldn't pull start the motor in the winter so he bought an electric start model. I changed it to synthetic 5-40 and it starts right up.AMCA #41287
1971 Sprint SS350 project
1972 FX Boattail Night Train
1972 Sportster project
1973 HD Golf Cart project
1979 FXS 1200 never done playing
1989 Springer Softail project
1998 Dyna Convertible - 100% Original
96" Evo Softail self built chopper
2012 103" Road King
2020 Heritage Classic 114
plus 14 other bikes over the years...
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