What kind of oil beside expensive Harley oil is a good alternative for my motorcycle?

Rotella 10w30... If you think regular oil, used in water cooled auto engines are the same.. you need to do alittle more research........What kind of oil beside expensive Harley oil is a good alternative for my motorcycle?
Try Cycle Gear website, Kendall makes a good oil, V-Twin offers a good product too! may use Harley's oil every other time to keep it balanced thats what i do... Harley one oil change then Kendall the next.. but remember every 3000 miles and check your air filetr every 5000 miles...sometimes that cuases gummy action on gas add a additive every 10.000 miles like 108 octane to keep injector's and carbs clean too!What kind of oil beside expensive Harley oil is a good alternative for my motorcycle?
any oil or synthetic that meets or exceeds factory specs is fine. Amsoil is really good, but there are toons of choices. Mobil 1 synthetic has oil for your harley. engine, primary and tranny all three (not all the same oil) . Don't ever fall for the ';one oil for all three holes'; bull. Good way to burn up a bike. Use the proper grades, whichever you go to.


Go to amsoil's web page to see their head to head comparison with most other lubricants.


Good luck
castrol gtx 20w50 or any good brand of 50wt oil- there is nothing special about harley oil except the label
EPA has forced newer oils to have greatly reduced amounts of friction reducing zinc. For roller tappet engines, that's no big deal but for older cars and bikes with flat tappets, it could lead to problems down the line. Because of that, I use oil meant for older diesel farm tractors. I forget the API rating, but it's something like CD or CE and still has higher zinc levels. Check your local farm store like Orschelns, Tractor Supply Co, etc.
I've been using Mobil1 on both my V-Rods. No oil burning problems.
I use Amsoil. Though its a little higher in cost than most, I've had good service with my bikes.
Dont use regular oil. Use regular motorcycle oil from a motorcycle shop. Motorcycle oil has a high zinc content. Rotella-T and other diesel oils work too.
Dont know ,What kind of rolling thunder machine do you have?


Stihll makes some good 2 stroke stuff
while all Hd shops will have you drinking the HD cooliad and try fear tactics to persude you to stall with the factory recomended oil, Take a look here. For me I run this in my Harley, Kawaski, FordF150 and the Infinity. Great stuff!!!





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we use mobil1 in our motocycle shop.
AMSOIL MCV 20w50 IN ALL 3 HOLES.....engine , primary and transmission.
I use Harley Synthetic


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Ihave a friend who says Mobil 1 tests out as good
please do NOT use just any 'good' brand of 20w50oil... they are made for auto's which are not air cooled. It must be for an air cooled motor or have a diesel rating. Many bike shops sell alternatives.. REV TECH and even HD oil at cheaper prices than the HD dealer...but PLEASE oil is cheap in comparison to a rebuild. Don't skimp and change w/filter OFTEN.
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