Whats the best oil and filter to use on my bike?
Oh, no you don’t! I ain’t going there! Those are some of the most controversial subjects hashed out on any biker forum. Dino vs synth vs blend, Fram vs NAPA vs OEM… As far as I’m concerned, suffice it to say that virtually any detergent oil, dino, synth, or blend, that falls within the proper viscosity range (10W40, 10W50, 20W40, 20W50), and does not contain “friction enhancers”, will work just fine on a bike; and it doesn’t have to be motorcycle or V-Twin specific! Just make sure it gets changed every 3000 miles. Change the filter every time the oil is changed. Period. If you don’t want to use the OEM oil filter, check this cross-reference for a list of oil filters that will work on our bikes. WARNING! Not all of the filters listed in the cross-reference have been verified for factory-specified amount of oil flow, let-off pressure, presence/absence of a bypass valve, or even type of media. Use of any of these oil filters is strictly at your own risk! Neither I, nor any of my contrib
