Is it possible to switch oils once you start on using one??

The reason I ask is because I have been using the Bombardier synthetic oil. Which gets very costly.... I have always heard that you have to stay with the same thing...Is it true?

I've never had any problems with using the oil, but $40 every time you change oil seems like a little much.

If it is possible, what type should I switch too? I have a friend who swears by Honda HP4(i think that is it). Thanx for the help.

 

You can change the oil, I would not mix oils though (add a different oil to the reservoir than what is in the bike).

I run the hp4, and I think it is good, but it is not cheap either.

I spend about $4 a quart for it.

Some swear by the castrol oil, but I have never tried it.

Bat

 

well tomorrow i'll be changing my oil and putting Quaker State Peak Performance oil in my ds, my dealer was the last person to change the oil in it so i'll tell you how it goes, since i've never done it

 

No, it don't hurt to switch. Like Bat said, I wouldn't mix though.
I use the HP4 also, but Valvoline just came out with motorcycle/atv oil and it will be available at Autozone and other autoparts stores, and I plan to change to it. I use Valvoline Durablend semi-synthetic in everything I have, except the DS, and now they make an oil specifically engineered for wet clutches so I'll probably dig it too.

 

Thanx for the help guys. $4 a quart is expensive???

The stuff I was using is $9.95 a quart(Bombardier synthetic)....try that for expensive.....

 

I switched to redline 20W-50 with no problems at all. I let my bike sit over night with the drain plug out to make sure all the other oil was out.