So...any Daytona 1200 Riders Have An Oil You Find Works Best?

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  1. Daytona1200Express

    Daytona1200Express Active Member

    Feb 7, 2021
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    Owner's handbook states full synthetic 5W30...anyone like/find she likes one better than others?

    Many thanks for anyone who answers.
     
  2. XCaTel

    XCaTel Senior Member

    Feb 22, 2018
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    My 1995 Daytona 1200 calls for full synth 5W-40 and I would use any "known brand". I have never felt the difference in any bike before or after an oil change either. Some might feel a difference with the clutch action but that is about it (but I have never). As long as it meets the Triumph Spec it is good enough for me. Some things can be over-thought.
     
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  3. Daytona1200Express

    Daytona1200Express Active Member

    Feb 7, 2021
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    Thank you, friend!

    I am running MOTUL pure synthetic 10W30 (7100 series) and HIFILTRO oil filters, and so far, so great. She runs like a banshee. Engine runs smooth and pulls very hard, even in top gear on a roll. Gearbox is a little clunky until the oil gets really on the boil. Once warm, the gearbox is a 9/10. Very "click-y", not "clunk-y".

    I'm not easily impressed, but get out your paint brush and color me as so.
     
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