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Offline Simon

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Fluids
« on: January 24, 2014, 04:19:28 PM »
All new to the Brick so any advice on all things fluid for the K100RS would be appreciated. Plus grease advice for the drive shaft splines. Fork oil too.
Cheers all :mm
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Offline Inge K.

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 06:06:00 PM »
This could become useful.
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Offline johnny

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 06:33:52 PM »
i use mobil 1 15w-50 in the engine... mobil 1 75w-140 in the gear box... mobil 1 75w-90 in the final drive... honda moly 60 on the splines... honda ss-8 10w in the forks... prestone 50/50 premixed in the radiator... castrol dot 4 in the master cylinders...

here...

j o
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Offline Chaos

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 08:36:35 PM »
+1 on everything.  As far as motor oil, it is more important to change it regularly that what you put in it.  If it has not been changed for a while, maybe run some Rinsoline or something like that in it for a while.  The problem is the sprag clutch in the starter, if it gums up it is a royal pita to fix.  Regular changes will keep it happy.  FWIW, I've been running 10-40 Pennzoil or Valvoline with a PF53 AC Delco filter for the last 150k miles and the bike seems happy. The first 40k I put pricey stuff in it.  And don't forget to lube the little barrel that holds the clutch cable in the clutch lever.  If it freezes up the cable will eventually break there.
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Offline TS87KLT

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2014, 10:46:41 PM »
Pennzoil!   :yow  Say it isn't so!  Anything but Pennzoil...
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Offline johnny

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2014, 11:04:25 PM »
i replace my fork oil twice a year... engine oil gear box oil final drive oil once per year... had 18,000 on it two weeks ago when lior the tior man changed all the oils... brake fluid and coolant every 2 years...

that 18 thousand mile oil was still gold and slippery on a 100 thousand + power unit...

now... traveling for work and staying in hotels all the time... thats why i change the oil only once per year... if i had a place where i could f with it more often i would use castrol 20w-50 and change it twice a year...

butts that fork oil... that ch1t getts nasty fast... donts forget the fork oil...

j o
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Offline Chaos

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2014, 12:53:04 AM »
Quote from: TS87KLT on January 24, 2014, 10:46:41 PM
Pennzoil!   :yow  Say it isn't so!  Anything but Pennzoil...

At the old girls age, she's glad to get whatever her cheap ass owner dumps in her :musicboohoo:
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2023 Ural 2WD sidecar (BMW's bastard step child)

Offline orforester

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2014, 01:16:32 PM »
I am with John-o, Mobil one all the way, same oils as he uses!
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Offline Simon

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2014, 03:20:51 PM »
So no synthetics oils then....and as she has 136000 on it any issues there
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“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth”
Had a few bikes and now I have a big boy bike
'91 K100RS
Not in any Order
'87 ZX1000A2
'81 XT500
'08 FZ6
'72 T250
'81 RD350LC
'82 GS1000

Offline Kyle10

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2014, 10:42:49 AM »
Spline lubing:

GD-570 Moly Paste: 70% molybdenum disulfide ('moly'). The best I've found for spline lube. Clean the splines well of any previous greases and rub this stuff in hard then apply the usual amount. A 2 ounce tub will last you a long time, as a little goes a heluva long way although the 4 ounce is the better buy.
Use protective gloves as this stuff is hard as hell to wash off of skin. Superior.

http://guarddogmoly.com/gd570.shtml
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Offline K75RT Keith

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2014, 11:43:24 AM »
+1 on the GD moly Paste.  I also use their gear oil additive in the transmission and final drive.  After adding to fresh, I go for a nice long ride to make sure all the surfaces get bathed in the moly.  Adding the GD Moly oil additive this spring.    I personally like synthetics better than dino oil as they need to be changed less frequently and seem to hold up under heat and load for a longer period of time.
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Offline MikeisonTV

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Re: Fluids
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2014, 04:25:41 AM »
I can't get the link to post from my phone...search BMW spline lube on YouTube. It will pull up Chris Harris who is a BMW certified tech would is hilarious to watch. 1-6 part series step by step through the crappy job of the spline lube
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