PRO Honda STORY

HOW PRO Honda OILS ARE CREATED

Request for New Oil

All Pro Honda Powersports Oils are born from a request by Honda Powersports R&D to their companion office at Idemitsu Lubricants.

Request for New Oil

All Pro Honda Powersports Oils are born from a request by Honda Powersports R&D to their companion office at Idemitsu Lubricants.

FORMULATED TO EXACTING SPECIFICATIONS

Idemitsu begins each new product development with an ultrahigh-quality base oil. Engineers adjust this base with anti-foam and anti-wear agents, corrosion inhibitors, friction modifiers, and anything else needed to maximize the oil’s properties for use with a particular engine.

FORMULATED TO EXACTING SPECIFICATIONS​

Idemitsu begins each new product development with an ultrahigh-quality base oil. Engineers adjust this base with anti-foam and anti-wear agents, corrosion inhibitors, friction modifiers, and anything else needed to maximize the oil’s properties for use with a particular engine.

EXTENSIVE LAB TESTING

The new formula undergoes extensive clinical trials. These trials inform further refinement as the formula is adjusted, improved, and tested again until it’s deemed suitable for field tests.

EXTENSIVE LAB TESTING

The new formula undergoes extensive clinical trials. These trials inform further refinement as the formula is adjusted, improved, and tested again until it’s deemed suitable for field tests.

COMPREHENSIVE Honda BENCH AND FIELD TESTING

Honda Powersports R&D now subjects the prototype formula to comprehensive field testing in the appropriate motorcycle, ATV, SXS, or scooter.

COMPREHENSIVE Honda BENCH AND FIELD TESTING

Honda Powersports R&D now subjects the prototype formula to comprehensive field testing in the appropriate motorcycle, ATV, SXS, or scooter.

FINAL APPROVAL BY Honda R&D

Once the new product has proven to deliver on every usage demand it might encounter—and leaves all minimum requirements in the dust—Honda Powersports officially approves and sends it to market.

FINAL APPROVAL BY Honda R&D​

Once the new product has proven to deliver on every usage demand it might encounter—and leaves all minimum requirements in the dust—Honda Powersports officially approves and sends it to market.

THE RESULT: THE INDUSTRY’S TOP-RANKING OIL

There’s no shortcut to optimal performance. Pro Honda takes the long way ‘round, creating engine oil strong enough for powersports racing.

THE RESULT: THE INDUSTRY’S TOP-RANKING OIL​

There’s no shortcut to optimal performance. Pro Honda takes the long way ‘round, creating engine oil strong enough for powersports racing.

JASO CERTIFIED - THE MARK OF APPROVAL

Why jaso

Modern motorcycle manufacturers knew automobile oil could never meet the extreme demands of motorcycle engines. Four manufacturers aligned to create the Japanese Automotive Standards Organization (JASO) to define criteria exclusively for powersports oils.

MA or MB - Designated oil?

On the back of every JASO-certified oil you’ll find a seal indicating MA or MB formulation for that product. 

These designations provide further information regarding which type of oil is right for your powersports product. 

MA – These are moly-supplemented oils formulated for “one system” usage—that is, an oil system designed for combined engine, gearbox and wet clutch lubrication. 

MB – These are lower-friction oils. Use when separate fluids are required for engine, clutch and gearbox lubrication. Oils w/o moly have an MB rating—HP4M. 

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