What engine oil does everyone use

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What engine oil does everyone use

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Hi going to change oil but I was wondering what people use. I know this must have been asked before so sorry in advance for repeating yourselves :D
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Please do a search!
It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

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Go through opie oils on here, you get a forum discount
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semi synthetic oil so as not to have clutch slip
told you not to but oh no you knew better
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macdee wrote:semi synthetic oil so as not to have clutch slip
same - Castrol version
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i used semi syth car oil in mine once and distroyed a clutch :wtf: . bike only oil after that.
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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The Mrs used to work for a large oil company. They guys in the lab said that bike oil was exactly the same as the equivalent car oil, just badged up and sold in smaller bottles for more profit.
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motul 1 always
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
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Demonic69 wrote:The Mrs used to work for a large oil company. They guys in the lab said that bike oil was exactly the same as the equivalent car oil, just badged up and sold in smaller bottles for more profit.

it aint! i bought over the years probably 100,000 its of oil for work etc, I've always asked the manufacturers what bike garages use. They say its different due to the higher revs in a bike. Yep its a bit dearer but i think its worth it personally. Pre 90 i used mineral, since then semi. etc.
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
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Cheers.. :beer:
.semi it is and mogul seems popular....
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VTR3545 wrote:Cheers.. :beer:
.semi it is and mogul seems popular....
you can get 4ltrs of motul and an oil filter for £23 delivered in the uk
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Halfords own, with my trade card comes to 22 quid for 5 ltrs.
I change it every 4k anyway :thumbup:
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bigtwinthing wrote:
Demonic69 wrote:The Mrs used to work for a large oil company. They guys in the lab said that bike oil was exactly the same as the equivalent car oil, just badged up and sold in smaller bottles for more profit.

it aint! i bought over the years probably 100,000 its of oil for work etc, I've always asked the manufacturers what bike garages use. They say its different due to the higher revs in a bike. Yep its a bit dearer but i think its worth it personally. Pre 90 i used mineral, since then semi. etc.
I think I'll listen to the guys whose job it is to make it, rather than sell it [WINKING FACE]

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