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Old 06-28-2009, 05:04 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Dave63 View Post
20w50 synthetic year round...., unless severe heat conditions where a straight 50wt can be used. An Amsoil rep can recommend anything he wants, but is he going to warranty the bike and there's a problem, when HD calls for 20w50 and he said differently?

Not thinkin' so....

If it's synthetic, a 20w50 is thin cold and that's one benefit of synthetic oils. Telling you to run a 10w40 rather then a 20w50 is organic oil methodology, not synthetics. Mr. rep needs to read up on his oil tech. Listen to your manual, not an oil rep.
Gotcha.. thanks Dave... great advice as always.. Gonna grab a case of 20w50 tomorrow and change it out.. Maybe that will help with the oil coming out of my air cleaner...
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