28-01-2008, 06:38pm
Hi there,
With modern motors and modern oils, I would allow at least 10000km before going onto a full synthetic oil, as it truly allows the motor to fully bed in. If a synthetic oil is used to early ie 0 - 1000km then the bores of the motor will glaze over, the rings will not seat properly and you'll suffer down the track.
I'm at 50K, got the bike at 19K and have been on semi synthetic from day one.
With modern motors and modern oils, I would allow at least 10000km before going onto a full synthetic oil, as it truly allows the motor to fully bed in. If a synthetic oil is used to early ie 0 - 1000km then the bores of the motor will glaze over, the rings will not seat properly and you'll suffer down the track.
I'm at 50K, got the bike at 19K and have been on semi synthetic from day one.