I am running somewhere around 20:1. I noticed that at the end of my muffler the chrome is covered with oil. Then I also saw a couple of drops of oil on the driveway. Is this normal? Excessive? A sign of trouble?
I've been using Amsoil for several years with a 50:1 mix. I use it for ALL of myCity of angels said...
"yes this is normal i had the same problem if this is your second tank or if this your third tank if it is you third tank i will go to 100:1 amsoil i heard really good stuff about i got a free sample i am going totry it once i run this last tank"
...I've been running Amsoil Saber Professional since day one on both my engines at a ratio of 50-1 with not problems at all. The one engine from thatsdax has a lot of miles on it, maybe a thousand. The newer one from BGF only has a few hundred. I don't really do break in, just ride them, but at the same time I don't wind the motors out to see what the breaking point is. I weigh two hundred pounds and there are some pretty steep hills up my way in northeastern Minnesota. I also use the amsoil in my chainsaws so I don[t have to breathe the fumes of normal mix with regular oil. I'm very impressed with the stuff. If you choose amsoil synthetic make sure it is the one formulated for small air cooled engines... Amsoil Saber Professional. I'll be interested to hear how it
goes with a mix of 100-1. Fine I suspect. Someone mentioned in another post how expensive the synthetic oils are. I don't look at it that way. With this amsoil you're using less oil per gallon and besides, we don't use that much gas anyway. I wanted to use the best oil I could to keep my motors going. I think this is it. No, I don't sell the stuff.
Silverbear
USA- quart of Amsoil goes for $13... $1.70 for the single mixalso try usabikemotors.com call them and ask them what the price is
By the amount of onces in the bottle, the 20:1 must have more ounces then the 40:1. They are speaking of using the entire bottle to one gallon of fuel I assume.>The mixing ratio pertains to the amout of oil used per gallon of gasoline.
I know this. But if this is the case, then why do they sell a bottle labeled as 20:1 and a bottle labeled as 40:1?
Believe it or not most people use motor oil, not 2-stroke oil, in these bike motors.When you run 2 cycle, do you need to use ONLY 2 cycle oil? In other words, is 2 cycle oil a differant concoction than ordinary motor oil? What is the differance?