Re: [St] the dreaded oil question

[Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

JES_VFR wrote:

> 
> Well that is just Mobil producing the two different oils that the 
> market needs.
> On one side you have the automotive people, their oils need all the 
> friction modifiers that they can reliably use. They need them to make 
> the oil perform better under the conditions that automotive engines run in.
> 
> Then there are the motorcyclists that also have hi rev-ing engines 
> with extreme protection needs, but also have wet clutches to 
> complicate the calculations.
> 

I get that.  But have heard so many say the "gold cap is the new red cap", 
seeing these reports of frustration you mentioned, then finding this silver 
capped version makes me ask if the gold capped "supersyn" is really what we 
should be using, or not.  I'm leaning toward not.

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