I Hate Stupidity -----

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 10:05 pm

----- Especially when its my own. I've used Shell Rotella T6 synthetic oil in my Kawasaki, Suzuki, and the Yamaha FZ1 for the past ten years. But I use Honda GN4 10W-40 oil in all the older Hondas. I ride each of my bikes 2-3,000 miles a year, so I end up just changing the oil once a year, usually about the same time. Changed the oil and filter on the FZ1 today, and instead of using the Rotella I just bought, for some reason I put in the Honda oil (which I also just bought). Obviously it won't hurt anything, but now I don't have enough of the Honda oil for the three Hondas. And (as we all know) that stuff is expensive! I swear I must be getting senile.

Sorry - just venting at my own stupidity. Embarassed

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:16 pm

We, like our bikes are getting older dude....I just sent TomK a message about that hahaha...

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:21 pm

My way of justifying this sort of thing is if you don't do anything you won't make mistakes, and we all make mistakes from time to time

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:23 pm

An honest mistake, now finish pickin' that cotton and finish your ride.

Hawk Joined: Jan 10, 2012 Posts: 439 Location: Chicago

I'm getting to the age (54) that I can think of something to do, walk across the house and then completely forget what I was going to do....
So, when working on my bikes.....I really take my time and think things thru 2 or 3 times....in between all the beers I suck down....

E

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:13 am

Erock wrote:

I'm getting to the age (54) that I can think of something to do, walk across the house and then completely forget what I was going to do....
So, when working on my bikes.....I really take my time and think things thru 2 or 3 times....in between all the beers I suck down....

E

Hahahaha E! Been there done that!!! I'm 55....used to slurp down my share of beers too...and someone else's share too....I quit drinking the beer a over a year ago....it didn't help, so that theory is shot.....

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:22 am

I wasn't drinking beer (maybe I should have been) so I have no excuse!

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:26 am

See!!! That's in all likelihood the problem! No beer, wrong oil.....

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:51 am

The FZ just picked up 10 more horsepower Razz

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 1:05 am

Now Z, this is the sneakiest way of starting an oil thread i have seen in a long while.

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:57 pm

smurdoch wrote:

Now Z, this is the sneakiest way of starting an oil thread i have seen in a long while.

MEOW...