It’s important to use synthetic motor oil in motorcycle engines.

With some engines producing close to 180hp it’s a no-brainer to use synthetic motor oil in motorcycle engines. Any engine producing such high specific horsepower will naturally also run at higher temperatures; and not only higher temperatures, but higher rotational speeds leading to higher piston speeds.

Under these conditions regular engine oils offer marginal protection making it almost mandatory to

Following this could stop your motor oil turning into black sludge.

Although less common at the moment several have experienced severe problems with motor oil turning into black sludge. Although there are wide ranging opinions about how to prevent or overcome this there are a few precautions that everyone agrees with.

What initiates motor oil turning into black sludge?

Are manufacturers ripping off consumers by switching to 0W-20 motor oil?

Over the past 5 years more and more new vehicles have been switching to 0W-20 motor oil as first fill. As we’ve all found out this black gold is almost as expensive as gold, leading to questions as to why they’re switching to 0W-20 motor oil?

Emissions regulations see OEM’s switching to 0W-20 motor oil.

Around the globe air pollution is being addressed by