Synthetic Gear Oil - Honda Shadow Forums : Shadow Motorcycle Forum

tucker92 · 11-10-2012, 03:59 AM

I would like to replace the SAE 80W90 Final Drive gear oil with a synthetic. Any suggestions for brand and weight?

dernp · 11-10-2012, 04:20 AM

Valv 75w90

SnoGhost13 · 11-10-2012, 06:54 AM

Brand is personal preference. I'm running Lucas in mine. Weight on synthetic will be 75W90.

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Earthling789 · 11-10-2012, 11:47 AM

+1 on Lucas...

Been running it in my Shadow and Sabre since I brought them home! Don't expect to have any issues on either... Lucas is good stuff!

DaWadd · 11-10-2012, 12:39 PM

I use the Valvoline synthetic too. Gets changed every year.

GrumpyOldMan · 11-10-2012, 01:43 PM

I ended up with some Mobil 1 synthetic 'cuz that was the best stuff on the shelf when I went shopping

11-10-2012, 03:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
tucker92 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 50	Synthetic Gear Oil I would like to replace the SAE 80W90 Final Drive gear oil with a synthetic. Any suggestions for brand and weight?

11-10-2012, 06:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
SnoGhost13 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Massillon, OH Posts: 461	Brand is personal preference. I'm running Lucas in mine. Weight on synthetic will be 75W90. Sent from my SPH-D710 using Motorcycle.com App __________________ Joe 08 VT750C2 Shadow Spirit

11-10-2012, 11:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Earthling789 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Irvine, Kentucky Posts: 972	+1 on Lucas... Been running it in my Shadow and Sabre since I brought them home! Don't expect to have any issues on either... Lucas is good stuff! __________________ Current - 2002 VT1100C2 Sabre 1985 VT700C Shadow 1999 CB750 NightHawk (son's ride) "The Hardest Part About a Zombie Apocalypse, Will Be Pretending I'm Not Excited"

11-10-2012, 12:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
DaWadd Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 139	I use the Valvoline synthetic too. Gets changed every year. __________________ 2010 Aero (sold). Now riding a 2010 Honda Interstate VT1300.

11-10-2012, 01:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
GrumpyOldMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sack-a-Tomatoes, CA, US Posts: 706	I ended up with some Mobil 1 synthetic 'cuz that was the best stuff on the shelf when I went shopping __________________ Black Beast = '71 CB750 Lazarus = '86 VT1100C rescued from a salvage yard.

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