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You've probably had friends tell you that you have to run motorcycle-specific oil in your bike. You've likely also seen that $12-a-quart stuff at the dealer's. Riders usually use these oils because they are worried that non-moto oil will be detrimental to their [[Wet clutch Q & A|wet clutch]]. | You've probably had friends tell you that you have to run motorcycle-specific oil in your bike. You've likely also seen that $12-a-quart stuff at the dealer's. Riders usually use these oils because they are worried that non-moto oil will be detrimental to their [[Wet clutch Q & A|wet clutch]]. | ||
What they are really worried about is oil that is labeled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_oil#Clutch_lubrication Energy Conserving]. Energy conserving (EC) oils are made to be more slippery than conventional oils, which may cause the clutch to slip on some motorcycles. If you put EC oil in your bike and do feel clutch slippage, just change the oil to non-EC; that should make the problem go away. | What they are really worried about is oil that is labeled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_oil#Clutch_lubrication Energy Conserving]. Energy conserving (EC) oils are made to be more slippery than conventional oils, which may cause the clutch to slip on some motorcycles. If you put EC oil in your bike and do feel clutch slippage, just change the oil to non-EC; that should make the problem go away. Note that newer EC oils are labeled 'resource conserving'. | ||
There is an [http://forums.ninja250.org/viewtopic.php?t=56989 ongoing discussion] on this board concerning this subject. One of our motorcycle mechanics has 100,000 miles of riding on EC oil. A couple of our daily riders used it for over a year without any negative effects. But we're going to assume that, if you are reading this, you are a relatively new rider. As such, we recommend that you play it safe and stick to the non-EC type. | There is an [http://forums.ninja250.org/viewtopic.php?t=56989 ongoing discussion] on this board concerning this subject. One of our motorcycle mechanics has 100,000 miles of riding on EC oil. A couple of our daily riders used it for over a year without any negative effects. But we're going to assume that, if you are reading this, you are a relatively new rider. As such, we recommend that you play it safe and stick to the non-EC type. | ||
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Nearly all EC oils are 10w-30 or lighter. As the recommended weights for the EX250 are heavier than that, this is not really much of an issue, anyway. Pick the weight you want to run, keep the level full, and you're good to go until the next oil change. | Nearly all EC oils are 10w-30 or lighter. As the recommended weights for the EX250 are heavier than that, this is not really much of an issue, anyway. Pick the weight you want to run, keep the level full, and you're good to go until the next oil change. | ||
==Want to read more about oil?== | ==Want to read more about oil?== | ||
See [[Informative oil links]] | See [[Informative oil links]] | ||