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Pleiades
Nothing wrong with synthetic motorcycle oil. Most of the confusion comes from people using synthetic car oils with friction reducing agents (labelled 'Energy Conserving') which wi
ll knacker your wet clutch in no time - Just ask steveD! If buying synthetic, make double sure you check it is marked JASO MA2 which is suitable for (and tested on) motorcycles with wet clutches and shared lubrication of gearboxes and engines.
Question is, does the XT need (or benefit) from synthetic? Probably not. IMHO, save your money and get a good quality semi (like the Motul) and change it often.
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I goofed up a bit and put car oil in my tenere before winter storage. Figured any 10w-40 is just 10w-40...guess I was wrong. Looking at the car oil it says semi-synthetic plus that ominous "low friction" stuff. Damn.
To the point: I never drove the bike anywhere after the change. Simply let it idle a couple of minutes then removed battery. obviously I'll change the oil ASAP but do you think the clutch may have suffered already? I guess I'll notice in the spring but if so it would be easier to fix it now when the oil will be drained anyway.