Oil adtives

[Bruno Brasletti]

On all my previous bikes, I've always used Mollibedenium based oil aditives (Molyslip from Bardahl in my case) with great results. Now, with my new Ape, I'm a bit reluctant. Any of you guys want to share his opinion or experience?

Thanks.

[amauri]

What do you mean by "great results" and how did you measure the effectiveness of the additive compared to straight oil?

[irie]

If the oil companies thought they could make a 'better' oil by adding an additive then they would have already done so using their specialised R&D facilities to test effectiveness.

[CaliMR]

Send out your oil for analysis when you change it, then put the additives in and send out your next oil for analysis at your next change. I don't know who does it in Portugal, here in the US I think most people use Blackstone labs. It is pretty common to do out here with tooner cars and muscle cars, because it can catch expensive problems before they get really really expensive

[Bruno Brasletti]

Well, my conclusion was much more empirical rather then scientific: some years ago I used to have an air cooled Honda twin and it ran out of oil without I ever noticed it (back then, I was more interested in other stuff and didn't care much about the bike...). Only when I dropped it to be serviced, the mechanic told me that I was running “dry” but the engine never sized and the oil consumption after this event, didn’t change. I had to give the merit to the molybdenum coating given by the additive.

Regarding the fact that Oil companies would add anything to their product that would make it better, I have my doubts…. Are you really convinced that you get the best out of any product you buy from the shelf? There is this saying in industry that states: “a company should just put on the market the least quality/evolution/ technological development product that the buyer is willing to pay for”. Only like this, industry can get the best economical results out of their R&D and production facilities.

[SLORider]

“a company should just put on the market the least quality/evolution/ technological development product that the buyer is willing to pay for”. Only like this, industry can get the best economical results out of their R&D and production facilities.

Good story. Good point. But have you seen how much Motorex costs? Man, I hope there's something extra-good in there, otherwise I'm getting ripped off!

I'm always scared of additives. I'm no chemist or materials engineer, and I'd just be putting anything in that sounded good. I figure the manufacturer knows better than me so I go with the reccomendations.

[perfect]

I used to use Slick50 in my Escort RS Turbo and must admit I have considered using it
in the bikes.

Don't Shell Do an oil called magnetex that has an additive to help protect engines during cold start up?

I might consider using an additive with my Shiver but not sure it would be worthwhile with the SXV as you change the oil so regularly.

http://www.slick50.com/

Dan

[RXV_Poor]

The only thing I've used is Energy Release and I've had good results. I use it in my truck motor and power steering box. I might use it in the RXV motor but not the tranny.