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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
I think we all obsess a little too much over oils.
The cheap stuff you find in Wallmart/Asda is probably better than the super-dooper Oils you were buying £20 years ago.
Use any brand Motorcycle oil with a wet clutch and any old oil in a dry clutch bike.
However, I always stick the the recommended oil weight specification.
But when it comes down to it. Any oil is better than no oil..
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It's true, we DO obsess over oil. But we're spoiled as ANY "off the shelf" oil in USA or UK is made to a certain standard. Mexican oil is not. Trust me on this, I could go on and on.
Pemex is one of the most corrupt monopolies in the world ... and locals tell me it's a guarantee Pemex spend ZERO on research and development.
With modern USA oil, even cheapo car oil, it at least will protect your engine for a while. It may not protect that long, but it's certainly OK for 2000 miles or so at least. This may be true with the Mexican oil ... but since I already lost one engine due to using Mexican oil ... I won't ever do it again.
But things are changing all over Latin America and more and more ...better products are available that were never for sale in years past.
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