What type of oil and coolant do I put in my motorcycle?

Hi, Have a 1986 Kawasaki 454 ltd motorcycle..after this winter I would like to change the fluids..does anyone know what type of coolant and oil i put in it?


Thanks in advance!What type of oil and coolant do I put in my motorcycle?
You need to use a 10w40 motorcycle oil, honda GN4 is a great oil.The key thing here is it has to be a motorcycle oil, not car oil.Motorcycle oil has friction additives for the wet clutch they have.If you use a car oil it will cause your clutch to stick and it won`t dissengage all the way when you pull it in, and the bike will ';creep';.As for coolant, that`s not as critical and you can use an automotive coolant mixed 50/50 with water.What type of oil and coolant do I put in my motorcycle?
They are right, use a oil designed for a motorcycle..... as for coolant, use a low silicate ethylene glycol coolant at a 50/50 mix, with distilled water. Napa's brand is good (this is made by Valvoline anyway) or zerex G-05 is better...
go by the manufacturer spec. %26gt;%26gt;technical manual 86 kawasaki 454 motorcycle.
Well, I just got done changing oil in our 89 Honda Fourtrax 300 fourwheeler. I wanted to run synthetic oil in it, but it is considered 'just another one of the farm equipment' and because of that, ever since new, all we ran in it was Cenex 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel oil. It runs fine on it.
As a motorcycle engine, clutch and gearbox are combined you need to buy a specific motorcycle oil due the additives it contains which are specific to ';wet'; clutches and the heat and friction characteristics of these. Regular oil will cause slippages, will overheat and breakdown rapidly losing its effectiveness as a lubricant and causing damage.


Coolant - so its a liquid cooled engine, a good quality ethyl glycol based coolant is best due to the alloy components, which you should be able to pick up from the same bike shop you find the oil.
windsheild wiper fluid. works like a charm. That or urine.