okay guys here is the deal . I am getting ready to change the oil in the magna and was wandering what type oil you all use ? I have had mine changed in the shop but I have hard time paying almost forty bucks for it . I am a big fan of royal purple and was wandering if anyone uses it ? The other question I have is how many quarts does it take?
I have tried several different types and brands over the years and have went specifically to Mobil 1 MX4T motorcycle specific synthetic and LOVE it. I have found it at Wal-mart and Autozone.
Do I use ROYAL PURPLE hehehehehe look at my sig hehehehehehe great stuff in my book!!!!!!!!1
how many quarts an what weight
Well 4q will do ya and if you are buying it 15/30 will do I use 15/40 but thats what we carry for the boats hehehehehehe if ya come down from Tyler for a wrenching session at my house I will give a free oil change and give ya a gallon to go hehehehehe
3.3 I believe is what the book calls for with a filter change as well, of 10W/40
Yep 3.3 but you still have to buy 4 hehehehehehe
never hurts to have some left over
IF YOU GUYS NEED SOME ROYAL PURPLE I CARRY IT IN STOCK AND WILL SHIP IT TO YOU VIA UPS. IT IS HARD TO FIND SOMETIMES. IT IS GOOD STUFF!!! IT STOPPED MY SHIFTING PROBLEM!!!
I have access to about 10 or 15 drums DRUMS of Royal Purple hehehehehehehe we use it in our Tugboats and the boss lets us have it hehehe for our vehicles and I have a 5gal jug of it at the house for my oil changes and to change MOOTsters when we have wrench sessions!!!!
I love the stuff but sometimes it can be hard to find like Bigpoppa said !!!!
Quote from: roboto65I have access to about 10 or 15 drums DRUMS of Royal Purple hehehehehehehe we use it in our Tugboats and the boss lets us have it hehehe for our vehicles and I have a 5gal jug of it at the house for my oil changes and to change MOOTsters when we have wrench sessions!!!!
I love the stuff but sometimes it can be hard to find like Bigpoppa said !!!!
Hmm, I'm only about 1100 miles from y'all and I was trying to figure out a way to get away with driving down for a MOOT event without coming home and finding the locks changed at the house. And now I've got it, "But Honey, one of the MOOT guys said that he'd give me free oil for an oil change if I came down."
Do you think it'd work? :lol:
Btw, it was 72 degrees in the mountains of SC/NC and I got to take my first real ride on my Magna today. I think God smiled on me, as it was such a beautiful ride. God bless the twisties.
Hey you make it and it's free heheheheh the wife would have your hide hehehehehehehe
Quote from: roboto65Hey you make it and it's free heheheheh the wife would have your hide hehehehehehehe
..., my paycheck, my car, my van, my house, my kids, .... :wink:
My friend who turned me on to the Magna is ready to load up and head down to the MOOTmag #5 rally if I go. He's been jerking my chain trying to get me to go ever since I mentioned the MOOTmag rally to him, saying I could live in his garage since his wife already gave me permission to keep the bike there when repairs are needed. Now he's trying to convince me to head to Americade with him and I keep reminding him that I've only ridden for 3 months now. :roll:
Well I guess we have to ride out there and convince the wife it's OK for you to go MOOTmag with us since my wife and kids are coming and we consider this a family affair with riding so she needs to come too !!!!! :D
I sure hope you can make it out we have a lot of good times at MOOTmag we have such a great group of people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AS far as your riding skills well we have rides for everyone and leave no Man or Women behind it's not about going fast it's about everyone having a good time not that some of us don't get on the throttle sometimes LoL heheheh
That would be a good chance to win the longest rider award.
My sister is thinking of coming from WV on her shadow.
Do try to come, it is a good place for riding and a chance to meet up with a great bunch of people. Bring the family as well.
Bob #69
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Don't think I'll be able to pull the ride off to Texas, but it's fun thinking about it.
What part of WV is your sister living in? Wife has family up in Kimball, WV, the Bluefield area, and I've been trying to figure out a way to take off up there with the family driving the mini-van.
Hope everything goes well for the the gathering.
PS: Just realized the avator of me is actually a pic of me up at Winter Place Ski Resort in West Virginia.
She is in Fairmont, WV, just south of Morgantown.
That is the eastern point of my Iron Butt ride in September. When I left her house I headed South and went through Bluefield, down through SC heading to Atlanta and then back to Texas.
That sure was a pretty ride South.
That is a long ride.
Bob #69
Wow, that was a serious ride for sure. Right before you hit the GA/SC border you were within 15 minutes of me, as I'm only about 5 miles away from I-85. Wish I'd had known about you coming through, I would have called a few Magna Riders from around Clemson, SC area to escort you around.
If you decide to head through the SC/GA area again, come and post at the MUFF or MRF delphi forums, and I'll try and see if I get a few others to hook up with you for some riding in the area if you want. Some really nice twisties and then you can connect to the Blue Ridge Parkway if you wanted.
Here's a pic of Devil's Courthouse on the Blue Ridge Parkway that I took back when I first started riding on my Rebel with my friend on his Magna:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q97/mistyblueclayton/DevilsCourthouseRebMagB.jpg
The outlook over the mountains from Devil's Courthouse (really bad overcast that day):
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q97/mistyblueclayton/DevilsCourthouseB.jpg
Another one from one of the crossroad points that all the motorcycle riders stop to gas up and chat at, that shows Table Rock. It's a blast to see anywhere from 20 to 60 bikers that just came down out of the twisties riding around while you're drinking a soda.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q97/mistyblueclayton/TableRock8_06.jpg
Finally, one at the Highway 176 SC/NC boarder that we take up through the mountains to get up to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q97/mistyblueclayton/176StateLineD.jpg
Wish I had some better pics to show the area better, but considering I've only ridden the area three times since I learned to ride back in July, I choose to ride more and take pictures less. :wink:
Is anyone using honda's HP4 with moly I know it's a bit high but will it help the cam problem in the first gem v45? :?:
I don't know about the first Gen Magna's, but the 3rd Gen Magna's with the wet clutch don't work too well with any oil containing Moly. That is a friction modifier and the clutch will slip big time if you use it.
If your first Gen doesn't have a wet clutch or the service manual recommends it, go with the Moly. Otherwise you are asking for problems.
The first gen does have a wet clutch. Stay away from anyting with friction modifiers unless you want to do a clutch job.
I am running Rotella T dino in my first gen and have had no problems what so ever.
Now I haven't pulled the covers and looked at the cams so I can't comment about that. I do need to do that one of these days....