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royal purple final oil?

 
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abreeze
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:47 pm    Post subject: royal purple final oil? Reply with quote
I had a k12lt in my shop and it had some weird color oil in the final drive.. I've never used or seen poyal purple before. Does it have a milky purple color to it??

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BobZ(IL)
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't know about final drive oil, but engine oil is definitely purple.
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quaddawg
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I use the RP FD oil in mine, purplish, yes.. milky NO! translucent.

If it's milky, it's got moisture in it..
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abreeze
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wish id of taken a pic. The bike is gone now...

Yeah, I thought the milky thing weird too...it was translucent, but lighter in color...

Anyway, it was strange.
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