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Pinchflat · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject: Royal Purple Gear lube is great.

Every since I picked up my K1100rs I have not been happy with the shifting. I felt like it shifted like a truck.
Yesterday I changed the tranny fluid out with Royal Purple Max gear. My shifting is much better. The false neutrals have gone away. So far I give it two thumbs up. But I only have about 100 miles on it so far, but it keeps getting better.
I may try the oil in the engine now.
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1996 K1100rs "Helga"
1978 Yamaha XS400 "Molly"

Shoganai · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:47 am Post subject:

Cool and Welcome. Very Happy

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

quaddawg · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

Royal Purple is great stuff.

I use the assembly lube when building motors, and my Corvette race customers use the high dollar XPR in their engines.

Try the Gun oil, and the Maxfilm (like wd40) best I have ever tried.

I also have the chain lube.

I am/was a Royal Purple dealer for the last year, but the profit margin is so low I don't know if it's worth it to continue stocking it.
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I am: Andrew Stanford
My shop, my passion:
www.stanfordmotorsports.com
Cincinnati, Ohio

1993 K1100lt touring
106K miles on the clock and rising

quaddawg · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:47 pm Post subject:

Yea, after reading your post, I put mine on the lift, grabbed a Max-Gear off the shelf and gave it a try in the trans..

Definitely quieted it up and smoothed out the shifts.. I recommend it also.
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I am: Andrew Stanford
My shop, my passion:
www.stanfordmotorsports.com
Cincinnati, Ohio

1993 K1100lt touring
106K miles on the clock and rising

CerebralKnievel · Big Brick Rider Joined: 02 Jun 2012 Posts: 62

Thinking of putting some Royal purple in the Trans.
I put castrol syntrax 75W90 in on the last change but it has not made much difference .
Which one did you use - 75W90 / 75W140 / 85W140 ?

Pinchflat · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:19 pm Post subject:

I used the 75/90
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1996 K1100rs "Helga"
1978 Yamaha XS400 "Molly"

quaddawg · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:07 am Post subject:

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:06 am Post subject:

If you also change FD lube, DON'T use the heavy stuff (the -140 weight).

Our dearly departed Phil Marvin had mentioned this to me on more than one occasion.
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John & Cathy

'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.

CerebralKnievel · Big Brick Rider Joined: 02 Jun 2012 Posts: 62

Was planning on using in trans only.Got caught out last time- bought 1 bottle of the castrol thinking it was enough to do both ( misread the quantity in manual ) so after draining both had to go out & buy another bottle @ $33.
Still unsure which weight to go with on the trans though .....

CerebralKnievel · Big Brick Rider Joined: 02 Jun 2012 Posts: 62

The royal purple 75w/90 arrived by courier this morning.
Drained the castrol out & filled it up & could not be happier with the result.
Will get on ebay & get more - seems to be the only place in Oz to buy it Confused

Hobieone · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 19 Location: Keweenaw, Michigan

all I can say is OMG !!!
Went and picked up a quart and changed out some Castrol Synthetic that been in there about 8k miles ............ IMMEDIATE improvements ...... best $20 I've dropped in the old babe
Thanks again for the tip ..........
now all I have to do is balance a rear tire and I'll be cleared for long roll thru the northwoods !!!!