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Mobil 1 Red Cap Confirmation 7 Years, 4 Months ago  
Many Road Star owners seem to be using what they call: Mobil 1 "Red Cap".

Perhaps I am over-thinking this, but I want to use motorcycle-safe oil.

By, "Red Cap" do they simply mean Mobil 1 synthetic AUTOMOBILE oil WITH THE RED PLASTIC CAP? In other words, "RED CAP" does not seem to be part of the oil name, but the way the bottle is capped.

This oil is currently available in Canada at WalMart for $28.00 CDN.

As an automobile rated oil it contains the anti-wear additive SuperSyn as well as Polyalphaolefins. Is this motorcycle clutch compatible?

Mobil 1 also makes 3 Motorcycle-specific grades of oil (for Sport, V-Twins and Off-Road). Am I safe to assume that this is just a marketing ploy to charge more?

To summarize, I would simply like confirmation that Mobil 1 "Red Cap" Automobile oil (as described above) is what many of you are safely using.

Thanks in advance,

Dave<br><br>Post edited by: DPHammer, at: 2004/10/07 13:00
 
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