LowRyter

According to the link: SL Current For 2004 and older automotive engines. I am no lawyer but I don't have an automotive engine in my motorcycle According to the web site for Actevo: Features: Outstanding high temperature oil consumption and oxidation control Exceeds API SG, JASO MA2 In the long run, does it matter? who cares? Run what ya want. Maybe it's a marketing gimmick for motorcycle geeks? I would be pretty square not to use it on my wet clutch Suzuki. That's a definite no-no. Or better yet, Suzuki convetional oil which used to be $18/gallon, now $40. Yep, that obsolete SG oil will probably cost more than the new SL stuff. .

No. SL does NOT meet SG standards. SL is made for newer cars for good gas mileage. SG is made for heavy use for motorcycles (and older vehicles). Different specs, different mineral additives. Agree that it is important for wet clutches but also has advantages for air cooled engines with solid lifters. For a Spine Frame, I would use 20-50 SG Motorcycle oil. There's a complete thread on it. I like the Castrol Motorcycle Synth Blend.

Dave, I don't think the consensus is that SL is acceptable and to continue to use SG.

That's OK. I found a couple of inches of broken hose clamp in the bottom my sump. why worry about paper?

You might want a bigger ratchet to get the filter on tight. (I use my hands) (I drop the pan too. I tried the manhole and could never get it threaded back on when the bike was on the side stand.)

Don is moving his shop to a new location. Should be a Moto Guzzi dealer with bikes in March. I expect that he'll have a a couple of dozen bikes and scooters. He will keep the same name, Motiv Cycleworks

Very nice looking bike, Blight.

My goodness, I wondered how far this was going to go. Man, it's went. Docc, How many lost horsepowers do you think has escaped from your 100k mile motor's rockers? I was thinking that compression tests after every fill up will complete a heck of a graph.

drummers are folks that like to hang around musicians.

Just another reason I wear ear plugs. None of this rattle of gears and tappets, just the rumble of my Guzzi firing at 9am and midnight.

cool brakes and pipes..... what's with the valve covers?

if you're gonna do it, do it right. screw the roller kit, go for 14! Too bad is ain't in a Spineframe.

wow. Why not just go with a 1400 kit then?

I think they all rattle in neutral. Maybe it's a different rattle?

How far are you guys going with this?

Bob's your mother's brother ? ???

my 94 Camaro had rollers. So does my 08 'vette. (my car has roller tappets, not rockers)

The tach on my EV appears identical to the one my Sport.

when did they put a walking bridge in the back of the museum? Was the water always there?

country music has gone from Garth '70s pop rock to Stapleton's driving blues. Just add some twang to the vocals to both styles. I'd say it's quite an improvement.

I put some Gunk in the EV yesterday and ran it about 40 miles. Nothing to report. But I was thinking, that I probably should've put the Gunk in the Sport BEFORE I changed oil rather than after.

working as a civilian logistician for the Air Force, I can remember a directive to convert all fasteners from standard to metric. Of course they wanted to start first with newly acquired aircraft Modifications (capital "M") which was what I did. I wish this wasn't the worst or the only silly directive that impacted the job but it was just one of many that wasted time, caused much trouble until falling from it's own weight. I am glad to be retired.