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Top end doneThe wiki says it's a wet clutch. In my searchings, I found this article: Real Stinkers...Motorcycles We Wish We Could Forget - home ( skip to the last bike, it made me chuckle!) Not a comment on yours, just funny. The clutch is the one main reason to be careful what oils you use, and to not put additives in. Something like Slick 50 would ruin your day pretty well. Other than that, I've run mostly Castrol car oil or Valvoline in my bikes over the years with no issues.
if you can get a lower end gasket and seal kit, at the age of that machine, I'd personally just go through the bottom end for a ' clean/inspect/renew all gaskets and seals", and probably run a hone down the cylinder, and assemble with new rings. But then, I enjoy both the process of going through a machine and correcting issues, and the satisfaction of having it operate correctly for as long as possible before the next issue pops up. YMMV.
The wiki says it's a wet clutch. In my searchings, I found this article: Real Stinkers...Motorcycles We Wish We Could Forget - home ( skip to the last bike, it made me chuckle!) Not a comment on yours, just funny. The clutch is the one main reason to be careful what oils you use, and to not put additives in. Something like Slick 50 would ruin your day pretty well. Other than that, I've run mostly Castrol car oil or Valvoline in my bikes over the years with no issues.
if you can get a lower end gasket and seal kit, at the age of that machine, I'd personally just go through the bottom end for a ' clean/inspect/renew all gaskets and seals", and probably run a hone down the cylinder, and assemble with new rings. But then, I enjoy both the process of going through a machine and correcting issues, and the satisfaction of having it operate correctly for as long as possible before the next issue pops up. YMMV.