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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 03:16 AM
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What type of 2-stroke oil do y'all use and at what ratio?

Does anyone use Golden Spectro?
 
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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 07:58 AM
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i use amsoil at 20:1 very rich but never have burned down in 11 years
 
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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 10:09 PM
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I run whatever is on sale at 50:1. I always have and am the original owner of this machine. By the way it is Sunday and I just got back from Glamis.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 10:18 PM
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i use 50:1 on my 250
 
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Old Mar 21, 2001 | 04:21 AM
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YOU CAN RUN ANY BRAND OF MOTORCYCLE 2-STROKE OIL, THE BEST THING IS TO USE THE SAME KIND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, I RUN TORCO, OR YAMAHALUBE-R. I RUN MINE AT 50 TO 1 BUT I ALSO RUN 114 OCTANE GAS WHICH IS LEADED, THE LEAD IS A LUBRICANT AS WELL. 20 TO ONE IS VERY RICH OF A MIXTURE BUT IT CAN RUN THE BIKE LEAN BECAUSE OF THE THICK NATURE OF THE MIX THIS ALLOWS LESS GAS AND OIL THROUGH THE JET. I RECOMMEND STARTING AT 32 TO 1 AND CHECK THE PLUG TO SEE HOW THE JETTING IS DOING. THE BOOK SAYS 20 TO 1 BUT THAT WAS BACK IN A TIME WHEN OIL PRODUCTS WHERE NOW AS GOOD AS TODAY. IF YOU FOUL PLUGS OFTEN OR NOTICE EXCESSIVE OIL AROUND YOUR PIPE CONNECTIONS THEN GO TO 40 OR 50 TO ONE AND CHECK THE JETTING AGAIN, JETTING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN RUNNING 32 TO 1 OR 50 TO 1 BECAUSE THE JET IS WHAT REGULATES HOW MUCH MIX GETS IN. I HAVE RUN MINE LIKE THIS FOREVER AND NEVER REBUILT IT BECAUSE OF A MIXTURE FAILURE. I USED TO BE A DEALER FOR SPECTRO YEARS AGO AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2001 | 01:31 PM
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I use Klotz R-50. IM going to start mixing 35:1. (was running 40:1 ) i LOVE the smell of that stuff its like candy!
 
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