[SamM]

Left over in my shop from my Harley/Buell days, are a few quarts of H-D brand dino oil. I think it's 20W-40. Will this work in my new Viva? What are you guys using? I also have 3 or 4 quarts maybe more of Redline 20W-40 full-synthetic oil. The engine and transmission both use the same crankcase oil sump on these bikes, correct? If this stuff works I'll probably have oil for 4 or 5 full oil changes. My plan is to change out the stock oil and brake fluid straight away. My first oil change happens around 250 miles or so then 500. Then I'll go 1000 and every 2000 or 3000 after that. I like to do a few heat cycles on the engine without a load before putting miles on it. With an air-cooled engine you just get it good and warm and then shut it off. Don't overheat it! This seems to work for me and I've never had any problems doing this.

We'll see how it works. The one thing that worries me a little about these bikes is the vibration. They seem to have an unnatural vibration to them. The cranks may not be balanced very well on them. Do they get smoother as the miles rack up?