its usual service time for my vehicle and new question buzzing me is which Engine Oil to use this time, though you can get loads of engine oils specifically designed for motorbikes but i did not came across even a single brand which is targeted for gearless motor cycle, puzzled whats the difference between gearless bikes and motorcycle with gear?
Most engine oils for two wheeler in market contains additives that are designed to protect Engine, Clutch and Gear.. the engine oils are designed such that it is smooth enough to protect engine and have friction modifiers good enough to grip clutch from slipping and hard enough not to break early to protect gears(transmission) and only engine oil itself should address protection of all the three components.Since Activa and other gearless vehicles has seperate lubircation area for gearbox and activa has dry clutch that is the clutch is not immersed in oil like motor bikes with gear so only thing that needs to be protected in gearless vehicles like activa is engine itself? so is it right to use regular motor bike oil with unnecessary additives? can't we use Car engine oil designed for cars which protects just engine ?
What ever it is i really don't know nor i am a mechanical engineer but i feel its better to use a car engine oil since in the gearless vehicle only thing needs to be protected is ENGINE, i am buying a premium oil "CASTROL EDGE" or "SHELL RIMULA" which confirms to Activa Recommended Viscosity. IF any of you guys know which engine oil is best suited for honda activa do tell us
Update: I am using Shell 20-40 used for cars (maruti 800), now my vehicle is very smooth and did not find any problems
Update: castrol has released a new brand of oil just for gearless scooters called activ scooter just check it out in the oil stores near you it is perfectly blended for gearless vehicles
6 comments:
Honda Activa is an easy to ride two wheeler with good pick-up and high reliability. Thanks to its user-friendly features, it has been quite successful in India.
Castrol is launching New Engine Oil specially designed for Gearless Scooters like Activa called ...my dealer told it will be available in market from October...I am sure it will be the best product for our vehicles as currently there is no oil in the market designed specifically for gearless scooters.
use your honda oil only. its sufficient for activa.
I am using 110cc honda activa . I use honda oil generally but once I have used castrol active. But honda oil is 10w30 and castrol active scooter is 20w40. I also confused. My question, is transmission oil grade depends on engine oil grade ? I don't know which grade oil is use for transmission of honda activa ?
I am using 110cc honda activa . I use honda oil generally but once I have used castrol active. But honda oil is 10w30 and castrol active scooter is 20w40. I also confused. My question, is transmission oil grade depends on engine oil grade ? I don't know which grade oil is use for transmission of honda activa ?
What's the suitable engine oil for scooters by Shell ??
Is Shell AX7 with viscometric level 10W 40 good enough?
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