i need to know if i can run any other kind of oil other then the bambadier oil i can buy other high price atv oils for just over half of what they want for there name brand i called the dealler and they said $12 a qaurt for bombadeir oil at least let me know what some of you run and for how long thank you

 

You have a lot of choices as you will soon see. I like to run the honda HP4. But I have also run quaker state in the past. HP4 is 6 bucks a quart here in my neck of the woods. I can live with that.

 

Amsoil 4-stroke 0w-40 its made for use in wet clutches and is fully synthic.

 

i run redline and it is 7.50

 

Where do you get redline for 7.5?

 

thanks guys glad to know i dont have to run the bombadier oil in my ds ill try something

 

knechts auto parts other places are like 11-13.

 

I run Valvoline motorcycle oil (with wet clutch protection). It's not synthetic so I don't have to worry about my clutch. It's not expensive at all, about $3 a quart and I think it's a great oil. It looks very refined, it looks very clear almost like cooking oil so i know it's a good oil. I change my oil VERY often anyway, and at $3 a quart I wont go broke changing my oil often.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

I forgot to mention that you can get this oil at almost any autoparts store: Napa, Pep Boys, Auto Zone, Checker auto... I get mine from checker auto.

 

Here are some interesting readings on automobile oil vs. motorcycle oil & motorcycle oil in general.

I personally use Castrol syntec blend (50-50 synthetic/petroleum) about $2.10 at walmart. 10w40 in fall and spring. 20w50 for summer. You definitely don't want to use 5w30 or 10w30 as these contain friction modifiers and could cause cluth slippage plus are too light viscosity for hotter running atv/motorcycle engines.



http://www.yft.org/tex_vfr/tech/oil.htm

and


http://www.xs11.com/stories/mcnoil94.htm


Hope this helps.