Your motorcycle comes from Honda usually with 10w-40 mineral base motorcycle oil. You can use any oil that is JASO MA certified motorcycle oil. 10w-40 for cold climate. 20w-50 for warm climate/touring. Car oils use different additives and may cause scoring in certain types of cam bearings. Do not use any oil that says " Energy Conserving " on the label . It will shorten the life of your wet clutch and transmission gears. If you choose Synthetic oils, they will help your bike run cooler and shift easier. At 1300 km you should have no problem switching over to full synthetic motor oil.
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If you switch to or from synthetic oil you will need to change oil. let it runa a few minutes then change it again. You will need to do this 2 or 3 times to switch properly. Synthetic and mineral are not compatable with eachother.
What oil to use?
This is a grey area for motorcyclists, and you should always use what your motorcycle manual (or what is printed on the oil drain plug) tell you to.
**NOTE: Make sure you use "motorcycle" oil as most motorcycles have a wet clutch and if you use regular automotive oil it will cause your clutch to slip.
I personally use Pro-Honda GN4 for all my bikes even non-honda ones. Best bang for your buck, and cheaper than a lot of the aftermarket oil companies. Also if you have an extended waranty not using "honda" oil could determin waranty claims.
If it's not on the drain plug it would be ok to use 10w-40 and I would recomend against using synthetic as it's overkill. An exception would be extreme high milage, or if you like throwing money out the window. Remember to replace that little washer on the drain plug, it has to be a "CRUSH WASHER" you can get them from any powersports shop for less than $1.00 If you don't eventually the threads will strip or the bolt will back out while you are on the road.
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