Engine oil

[anothergxg]

Hello,

A friend of mine just bought a 2005 Xciting 500.
The owner manual recommends 5W50 oil. The problem is that we cannot find motorcycle oil with that specification.
Eventually, we orderd car engine oil with this specification, but I would like to know what type of oil do you use for your X500.

Thanks,
George

[Cortez]

Hello,

A friend of mine just bought a 2005 Xciting 500.
The owner manual recommends 5W50 oil. The problem is that we cannot find motorcycle oil with that specification.
Eventually, we orderd car engine oil with this specification, but I would like to know what type of oil do you use for your X500.

Thanks,
George

There should be a range of oils listed based on the temperatures you ride at, with the 5W50 being the "universal" recommendation.
Most people use 10W40 or 15W50.

Use motorcycle specific oils in bikes, even if it's not really that important in scooters, but still..

Motul 5100 is a good cheap (mid-range) choice which is available world wide.

[Cortez]

I found this in about 20 seconds on google, and it's from the User's Manual, so, you and your
friend need to pay more attention to what it says.
 



See the chart?

[anothergxg]

Cortez, thank you very much.
I have both the user and the service manual... Too bad we didn't bother to actually read it...

[Cortez]

Cortez, thank you very much.
I have both the user and the service manual... Too bad we didn't bother to actually read it...

Just.. make sure you don't use car oil in motorcycles.. if you guys ever buy any, won't work there
or in some scoots with wet clutches.

[mrjlube]

I order mobil 1 5w50 online from the lubricantshop. But a 10w40 will be just fine to use.