Dumbest question ever.

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:23 pm

Is Ipone 80/140 gear oil 80w140 weight? the lack of a "w" in the title bothers me. Again, sorry for wasting your time. have a great weekend!

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:30 pm

steve martin once asked "does the pope shit in the woods?"

most likely a dumber question so no worries

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:05 pm

JHScoot, do you know the answer??

Anyway, on a diff. note, Im looking into a "sporty" scoot on the cheap and the Agility 125 is on the list. So is the Super 8 150 and the Piaggio Typhoon 125. The price of that Agility is awesome. You want to chime in?

Dibber · Post by **Dibber** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:01 pm

I googled and EHOW says the W stands for Winter. Makes sense as the 80W will cover you in the Winter and the 180 will cover you in the Summer.

Lotrat · Post by **Lotrat** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:27 pm

W = "winter" (not "weight") or cold-start viscosity, at lower temperature.

With that said, you are looking at a multigrade oil. The first number IS the cold-start viscosity. Ipone is a Frenchie company doesn't label it's products based on the American Petroleum Institute (API) standards, but rather a European or International standard that doesn't use the "W".

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:42 pm

Lotrat wrote:W = "winter" (not "weight") or cold-start viscosity, at lower temperature.

With that said, you are looking at a multigrade oil. The first number IS the cold-start viscosity. Ipone is a Frenchie company doesn't label it's products based on the American Petroleum Institute (API) standards, but rather a European or International standard that doesn't use the "W".

So I am assuming Ipone 80/140 will do just fine in my Buddy 150 right? Its on sale as Scooterworks. Reg $21 down to $14 or so. Does anybody have experience with Ipone?

Lotrat · Post by **Lotrat** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:47 am

I'm sure it'll be just fine. I buy Valvoline at Walmart for $8 bucks. No shipping.