Finally got my slightly used 07 interceptor home. Bike had 349 miles when I bought it and has 700 after ride home. Previous owner put synthetic oil in there so I decided to do the same. I was flippin through the owners manual when I saw that is stated not to use API SH or higher oils that say "energy conserving" on the back. I went back to the store and saw that all the synthetics and many of the dino oils have the energy or resource conserving on the back. Manual states that these oil do not provide proper lubrication for the clutch. Has anyone been using synthetic or dino oils with this label and had problems with their clutch. Do you guys know of a synthetic oil that does not have this label. most the blends do not. Dont really want to go back to dino after having synthetic in there..got any suggestions.
I use Shell Rotella T full synthetic in my 1998 VFR. It is not "energy conserving" and it works just fine. Keep in mind that you have opened up a can of worms with this post. Some will call you bad names for not using oil specifically for motorcycles.
Amsoil 20-50 is my religion fer my Honda/ other bikes/cars get the Mobil 1 action/I would never call you bad names fer not using what I use. I would just cuss you under my breath. ; )
You don't want to use 'energy conserving' oils for one reason - the 'friction reducers' they employ (which work fine in an automotive application where the oil is not shared between engine and transmission) reduce the shear strength of the oil to the point where they will not adequately protect the transmission. In addition to that, I've heard some cases where these oils have caused slipping issues with the wet clutches in most motorcycles. Almost all of the major brands sell a 'motorcycle' oil. Shell Rotella was mentioned, and it's probably the least expensive of the choices; but Mobil 1 is also available in a bike formula, and of course there's Repsol 4T which can compete with Rotella (for price) in some cases.
