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Title: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: Peter_plade on January 18, 2015, 04:31:48 PM
Which oil and which sparkplugs should I use on my 76 cb550?
Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: LesterPiglet on January 18, 2015, 05:56:37 PM
NGK D7EA and 10/40w mineral oil.
Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: Peter_plade on January 18, 2015, 07:04:26 PM
Thanks 👍
Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: deltarider on January 21, 2015, 04:16:20 PM
As long as you don't start and ride your bike in temps below zero degrees Celsius a 15W-40 oil is a better choice.
Many on the continent who are used to maintain high speeds favour the D8ES-L plug (in effect half a grade cooler than the '7'). That same plug is prescribed for all the other Fours.
Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: cb ghia on January 21, 2015, 04:36:13 PM
NGK D7EA and 10/40w mineral oil.

I run the D7EAs and I use 15/40 Rotella T, but this could get into one of the ugly oil threads...  Do you guys get those over on this board?
Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: cb ghia on January 21, 2015, 04:39:32 PM
NGK D7EA and 10/40w mineral oil.

I run the D7EAs and I use 15/40 Rotella T, but this could get into one of the ugly oil threads...  Do you guys get those over on this board?

Oh, and I run 20/50 during the hot part of the summer.  Texas gets a little warm.  Probably not something you have to deal with, though.
Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 22, 2015, 09:17:31 AM
I keep a close watch for oil threads

What we don't have here is politics or guns.

Steve


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Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: hairygit on January 22, 2015, 09:51:31 AM
I keep a close watch for oil threads

What we don't have here is politics or guns.

Steve


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And after the events in France the other week I'm bloody glad we have such tight gun laws over here!
Title: Re: What oil and sparkplugs?
Post by: LesterPiglet on January 22, 2015, 10:24:06 AM
I just got a Howitzer from fleabay.  ;D
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