Newer member to this forum- I live in Etobicoke , Ontario near Eglinton/Royal York area. I have a 2008 V-Strom 1000 so far the best bike for me that I ever had. I tried to post something yesterday but cant find it now so it must be lost forever.
I'm changing my own oil and anti freeze to save money I checked out a lot of different oil brands and decided to use what the Suzuki engineers have recommended for their Suzuki bikes. You can buy one of their oil kits for $60 which includes amount needed 3 or 4 Quarts of Ecstar 10W40 Full Synthetic MA2 R9000 , a Filter , crush seal for oil drain plug. Saves a bit of money using the Kit.
After all my searches on forums and other sites no one has ever mentioned using this brand ECSTAR of oil but lots of riders mentioned using anything from regular truck oil , Diesel oil and a lot of very cheap brands that automobiles use. So now I'm wondering is there a reason other than price why no one is using Suzuki Ecstar Oil ? Forty years ago I was pulling wrenches for abt 10 yrs in the then NWT for off road construction machines/vehicles. It taught me how important engine oil is to all kinds of engines and I wouldn't use any engine oil not recommended for a specific vehicle. So can anyone tell me if their is a problem w/ using ECSTAR OIL in my V-Strom ?
2nd question : I get severe front tire wobble at 180 kms with a new tire on. Checked front end and bearings etc etc haven't checked the balancing or alignment .
I will thank you now for any advise you may have,
STILLFREE
I'm changing my own oil and anti freeze to save money I checked out a lot of different oil brands and decided to use what the Suzuki engineers have recommended for their Suzuki bikes. You can buy one of their oil kits for $60 which includes amount needed 3 or 4 Quarts of Ecstar 10W40 Full Synthetic MA2 R9000 , a Filter , crush seal for oil drain plug. Saves a bit of money using the Kit.
After all my searches on forums and other sites no one has ever mentioned using this brand ECSTAR of oil but lots of riders mentioned using anything from regular truck oil , Diesel oil and a lot of very cheap brands that automobiles use. So now I'm wondering is there a reason other than price why no one is using Suzuki Ecstar Oil ? Forty years ago I was pulling wrenches for abt 10 yrs in the then NWT for off road construction machines/vehicles. It taught me how important engine oil is to all kinds of engines and I wouldn't use any engine oil not recommended for a specific vehicle. So can anyone tell me if their is a problem w/ using ECSTAR OIL in my V-Strom ?
2nd question : I get severe front tire wobble at 180 kms with a new tire on. Checked front end and bearings etc etc haven't checked the balancing or alignment .
I will thank you now for any advise you may have,
STILLFREE