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Originally Posted by Douglass
Thank you all for the feedback, and a heads up about the oil that's shipped with the bike. I appreciate the feedback!
I had no Idea about the rotella oil, and that the oil that came with the bike was that bad.
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The oil was put into the engine at the factory, then it sat in a warehouse, got installed in a bike, sat in another warehouse, sat in a shipping yard, sat in a shipping container on a ship, sat in customs, then sat in a warehouse in the U.S. So you have an oil of questionable quality that sat in the engine for an unknown length of time in various climates.
Then there is the question of quantity. Some people have found their level to be low and had to add oil. My Hawk was overfilled by half a quart.
$4 of fresh clean quality oil isn't much of a sacrifice to know that what you have in that engine is good, and the right amount.
If you really want to go the extra mile, you can always fill it with a good break in oil. I added Lucas break in oil additive for the first couple of oil changes on mine simply because I had it lol.