What kind of oil does a Honda Shadow use?
NOTE: The Honda Shadow takes 2.6 quarts of 10W-40 oil.
What kind of oil does a 2007 Honda Shadow 750 use?
3 Quarts of Honda GN4 10W-30 4-Stroke Motorcylce Oil.
What kind of oil do you use in a Honda Shadow?
Just looking for some advice from all you veteran Shadow riders out there. I’m a new owner of a 2003 Shadow Spirit 1100. I was in my Honda dealership today & they are charging $10 per liter for Honda 10/40 oil. Is it necessary to use Honda brand oil? What do you guys use? No ,you do not have to use Honda oil. I use Castrol Its always worked for me.
What are the specs of a Honda VT1100C Shadow?
Make Model Honda VT1100C Shadow Consumption average 45 mpg Braking 60 – 0 / 100 – 0 – / 36.5 m Standing ¼ Mile 13.6 sec / 151.4 km/h Top Speed 172.4 km/h
What kind of engine does the Honda Shadow have?
The 1100 Shadow is just 241cc shy of the Harley-Davidson Big Twin, America’s archetypal V-type motorcycle engine. And make no mistake: The 1100 Shadow—and every other Japanese V-Twin cruiser, for that matter—borrows heavily from the Harley-Davidson image, if not from the Milwaukee motorcycles themselves.
How often should I change the oil in my Honda Shadow?
In any case, change you oil every 8,000 – 10,000 if you run synthetic, and use a good oil filter. Read MarkC’s website on filters. You’ll learn that the best filters are not always the most expensive.
How many quarts of oil do I need for a Honda Shadow?
You need to buy 4 quarts. There are two 1100 engines with different capacities but both are between 3 and 4 — I think it’s 3.3 for one and 3.7 for the other. I don’t have the service manuals handy right now but I do have both.
What kind of oil should I use on my Honda motorcycle?
But the recommended API SG 10W-40 oil opens up a very wide area of other types or brands of oils that could be used and still meet the manufacture’s requirement, many of the Automotive oils meet it. Most of ALL the 10W-40 non motorcycle specific motors are not the energy conserving type and will work.
What kind of oil should I use-shadowriders?
I would use Valvoline 20w50 in the summer months or Castrol of the same weight or 10w40 in the cooler months. I use 20w50 Valvoline racing oil in my bike. Save some more $$$$ I also use a Fram filter 6017A on the 1100’s. Got over 100k on two bikes and not had a lick of problems and am running 50% more hp .
What happens when you put Convention oil in a Honda Shadow?
The convention oil sludge coats the inside of the engine, and causes the gaskets to dry out. When you put synthetic in, it cleans the sludge out, and since the gaskets are dried out, you may get leaks. This makes sense.