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KXcam22:
JS,
  Look around the site. There are some really good threads on oil. I am a Belray MC-1 fan.  Raced for years with it at 85:1. Now I run it at 60:1 in my K5. Got tremendous life out of the top end with perfect power valves.  Castors smell cool but the gum in the rings is a definite issue. Synthetic all the way in my books.  Lots of good oils out there.  Keep in mind that more oil is not always better. Oil burns hotter than gas, so excess oil will cause your bike to run hot.  You just need enough to lubricate. My 2 cents. Cam.

barryadam:
Cam's right.  The smell of Castor is somehting that brings back fond memories of days long past.  But it used to have a tendancy to gum stuff up, and fill your entire exhaust with spooge.  Don't know about hte modern blends, though.

I recently swithced to Yamaha 2R and will have to look for that Ring Free.

Barry

hughes:
Yamaha's Ring Free is marketed at the marine industry. Find a Yamaha marine dealer. Ring Free can be used in any 2-stroke or 4-stroke engine. That Yamaha 2R is some of the cleanest buring oil.

machine:
What's the diff. between "Ring Free" and Sea Foam"????

hughes:
Ring Free and Sea Foam do the same things for cleaning and preventing carbon build up. Ring Free was developed by Chevron Fuel company. I have seen the results of ring free. I have never used Sea Foam or Don't know any history behind it. Chevron fuel has ring free in it that they call Techron. Yamaha just markets Techron under a different name.


Machine,

I know you have been using ring free. Have you inspected your top end??

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