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Old 11-Dec-2012, 10:13
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Originally Posted by banger san
There's been a lot said about about clutches slipping when synthetics are used, that is typically caused by using oils with friction modifiers in them, a good quality synthetic designed for use in a motorcycle engine is unlikely to have friction modifier added so the clutch should not slip.

When DD first started, many years ago, we were all given sponsorship packs from Shell which included their fully synthetic oil.

I think just about everyone had problems with clutch slip using that, but once we switched to the semi-synth it was resolved.

The fully synth didn't go to waste - it went in my 748 instead


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