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Here's what our customers are saying about AMSOIL...
Paul Cavanaugh recommends AMSOIL, read what Paul has to say about using AMSOIL
in his 2002 Suzuki Hayabusa. Why do I use AMSOIL in my Hayabusa and not another brand? This is a question I am asked frequently. I used to use Mobil 1 when I first started racing. Mainly
because I did not know any better and I thought it was good synthetic oil.
That was up until I read
the product literature on AMSOIL at a JR MOTORSPORTS in Winder, GA. What I read made
me realize there is a significant difference between oil made for cars and oil made for motorcycles. I will not get into the
details here because there are plenty of them on the AMSOIL website, but the main one I will get into is the wet clutches
for a motorcycle.
The
reason that car oil is manufactured differently than motorcycle oil is because a motorcycle uses a wet clutch. The first year I ran my bike in 2005 I was using Mobil 1. At the end of that season
I replaced the clutch discs and plates. I figured this was due to drag racing and they would wear faster than if I were riding
the bike in a normal fashion. (There is nothing normal about dumping the clutch on a Hayabusa at 6,000 rpm.)
I started using AMSOIL after AMSOIL Direct Jobber Jason Keranen offered me a sponsorship
in early 2006. Since then I have also installed a Velocity Racing Turbo from Barry Henson on the Hayabusa. The motorcycle
has gone through 2 racing seasons with the same set of clutch discs and plates, this means they have well over 200 passes
on them. The other thing I have noticed is that the bike seems to run cooler. Where I have noticed this is in the fact that I
removed the oil cooler in order to install the turbo system. The motorcycle runs just about the same temperature as it did
when I had the cooler in it. Keep in mind this year I have raced this bike in temperatures that have broke 100 degrees in
GA, IN, TN and OH.
My bike is a 2002 Suzuki Hayabusa, the
engine size is 1300cc. With the Velocity Racing turbo I am producing 258HP at 10 lbs boost. The bike is lowered 3" and
stretched 6". It has an air shifter with onboard compressor. The fuel map is handled by a USB Power Commander III. The
fuel map for the turbo was custom programmed by Brian Livengood at Livengood Motorsports in Loganville, GA and myself. Paint
on the bike was done by James McDaniels of McDaniels Collision in Monroe, GA. Because
of these reasons I use AMSOIL MCF 10W40 Motorcycle oil in my Hayabusa. I recommend everyone who owns a Hayabusa or any other
motorcycle does the same.
I have run my Turbo Hayabusa for the first half of this season
(5 AMA Dragbike Races in 3 classes, 5 NHRA Division 2 races in 1 class, plus test and tune nights) on the original
4 quarts put in the bike in February 09. I have made over 150 passes at full throttle with a 250+
horsepower bike and have had no mechanical failures. Most
people change their synthetic oils in their race bikes every two or three races at best.
Sincerely, Paul
Cavanaugh Loganvile, GA
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