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Old 03-09-2008, 08:04 PM   #11 (permalink)
omegajim
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my 2 cents; semisynthetic ran well in the old Yamaha (mine's an 80, so the vintage is close).

As a matter of fact semisynthetic, the bike burnt maybe 1/2 quart of oil in a bit over 5 k. With conventional oil, it would have easily exceeded 2 quarts by the same mileage.
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