79 honda xl75 oil weight??

[1966 dart wagon]

I decided to change the oil in my dirtbike, but not sure on what weight it takes, im not sure where the manual is either. I tried searching google but no good, figured id ask on here someone has gotta know of a site with the info, and the local shop is closed for the night.

Thanks

Pics :thumb:

http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Image:1979-Honda-XL75-Red-3296-0.jpg#file
http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Image:1979-Honda-XL75-Red-3296-1.jpg

its identical to that, except we took the blinkers off, they look ugly and one got bent after an accident

[turbovanman]

10w40 motorbike oil, probably 5-600cc or 1/2 litre of oil.

[1966 dart wagon]

10w40 motorbike oil, probably 5-600cc or 1/2 litre of oil.

is there a difference between regular car oil and motorbike oil?

[turbovanman]

is there a difference between regular car oil and motorbike oil?

Google is your friend. In a nutshell, YES, huge difference. If you don't like your bike, use car oil.

[METZ]

Cool bike. I used to have a XR75 and loved it. I'm fixing up a 72 XL250 and a 76 Yamaha XT500.

[glht_omni]

i used to use yamalube in all my bikes, honda, yamaha, etc. i forget the weight, but go with what simon sayed, he knows bikes like he knows vans.

back when i was about 7 or 8 (89'/90') i had a 82' HONDA XL100. it had all the lights, turnsignals, etc. i beat the crap out of that bike until i got a 89 YZ125 in 94', i used to have to start it and shut it down up against a big tree, so i could get on it, kick start it and get back off of it, lol.

[johnl]

Simon is correct. It is best to use motorcycle specific oil because the additive package in car oils can make the clutch slip in a powerful bike. Most bike engines and transmissions share the same oil for lubrication, so bike additive packages supposedly are tweaked with high pressure additives for the transmission.

All that said, it will make as much difference as a gnat on an elephant's butt if you use some 10-40 car oil in that 70cc Honda. That thing doesn't make enough power or heat for the type of oil to make a difference.

[1966 dart wagon]

thanks for the input guys, ya i know simon does know his bike stuff :clap: I just got my motorcycle licence and put over 80 miles on it today so that wasnt to bad with just town driving, driving bikes is so fun :D Im now looking for a bigger bike so i can do some 'custom' work on it, lower it, rake it maybe. I just found a 82 honda cb750 for sale for 150 bucks :confused: i hear it runs but somewhat dout it, but heck thats one heck of a deal anyways. I'll let you guys know

thanks,
Jack

[glht_omni]

for $150 grab it, it will always be worth more than that in parts.

[1966 dart wagon]

for $150 grab it, it will always be worth more than that in parts.


thats exactly what i though