From a quick look at the Motul web site, both oil choices appear to meet Honda’s recommendations, so I would simply go with the less expensive one. From the specs, there is no justification for one over the other based on the engine’s requirements.
Both would be fine but as synthetic or a synthetic blend they are more than the NC750 needs. Any brand name 10w30 mineral oil based motorcycle oil will do you well. I have a thing against synthetic blend oils like 5100. The manufacturers have figured out how to charge synthetic prices for mineral oil based products.
I also have a thing against synthetic blends, because the blend percentage is never revealed. An oil marketer could, for example, make a blend of 2% synthetic, and 98% mineral oil, slap on a pretty label that emphasizes the word synthetic, and raise the price. But I wouldn’t know what I was really getting. I’ll buy the synthetic blend only if the price is comparable to straight mineral oil.
There is no definition of what a full synthetic is so there is that. There are oils marketed as full synthetic when they are actually blends of synthetic base stocks and mineral oils. Castrol vs Mobil court case decision in 1999 allowed marketing execs to define what is a full synthetic and what is a blend.
I’m glad the forum could assist you.
put it in sport mode.
I'm intrigued as to the whereabouts of this secret compartment to store the owners manual. I have a '22 model and can see no such compartment at the bottom of the frunk. Would you have a picture of this compartment, perhaps with your finger pointing at it. All I have is the screwed down plates. Nothing which pops up with the press of a finger on a center line. Is this a new feature on the '23 model? A photo of the bottom of my '22 frunck is below for reference.
actually, many cars with automatics do have "manual mode" by moving the shifter to the left or right away from "D," and then moving through the gears manually by toggling the gear shift or using paddles (if so equipped). This, to me, is "clutchless" manual shifting. I ride my 2015 DCT in "manual" 90% of the time, using the paddles or my installed foot shifter to manually change gears. I like the control and really like "clutchless" manual shifting -- this is especially true in the twisties of the mountains. I use engine braking a LOT in those situations, and don't care for the DCT shifting in the middle of a curve. I typically only use automatic on the highway.
