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Whats your preference.
Normal oil.
7%
 7%  [ 3 ]
Semi synthetic.
60%
 60%  [ 25 ]
Fully synthetic.
19%
 19%  [ 8 ]
Cheapest going.
12%
 12%  [ 5 ]
Total Votes : 41

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McGee
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PostPosted: 05:44 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Oil Preference Reply with quote
Just a quick poll whats your preference when you change the oil in your bike.

Swaying towards fully synthetic for the 1000 at the moment as a lot of places recommend it, but a load recommend semi synthetic as well. Laughing
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PostPosted: 06:19 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
semi i guess,slightly cheaper and comes recommended to me.

the saving helps as i change it every 1500 miles.
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PostPosted: 07:48 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Semisynthetic oil used here. I have been told horror stories of fully synth messing with the clutch? Don't know the truth in this?

Cheers

Jlo
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thegubner
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PostPosted: 08:30 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
10/40 car oil, 15 quid for a gallon.
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PostPosted: 08:37 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I use Castrol 10W/40 mineral oil in the CD250U.
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PostPosted: 08:51 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like Motul 300V(Fully synthetic).
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Ben.
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PostPosted: 08:56 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
the one the workshop manual tells me to use Neutral
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PostPosted: 09:24 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
half_lyfe wrote:
the one the workshop manual tells me to use Neutral


*waits for lonewolf to come make a comment about half_lyfe using oil*
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MattEMulsion
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PostPosted: 09:41 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Semi-synthetic in my R6. That is what the Yamaha dealer used to put in it from new, so that is the way I have carried it on.

Unless you are intending to leave the oil in for a zillion miles then I think a full synthetic is just a waste. Even at 4000 mile intervals, semi-synthetic oil is still like new and nowhere near 'breaking down'.
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PostPosted: 10:31 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Semi.
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PostPosted: 16:30 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Castrol GPS Semi-Synth.
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PostPosted: 16:42 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
the cheapest nastiest oil available, Very Happy
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TheDonUK
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PostPosted: 16:46 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rock Oil Guardian Semi-Synth...

I hear that the clutch slip only happens if you randomly switch to fully synthetic after a while of using mineral/semi?
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Wafer_Thin_Ham
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PostPosted: 17:18 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
TheDonUK wrote:
Rock Oil Guardian Semi-Synth...

I hear that the clutch slip only happens if you randomly switch to fully synthetic after a while of using mineral/semi?


To do with friction modifiers or something usually found in car oils. Starting to think it's a bit of an urban myth with more modern bikes.
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PostPosted: 17:36 - 12 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tristan the wrote:
half_lyfe wrote:
the one the workshop manual tells me to use Neutral


*waits for lonewolf to come make a comment about half_lyfe using oil*

Lmfao get over it, that was so last week. Thumbs Up Laughing
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PostPosted: 09:35 - 13 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hein Gerike Semi-Synth since it gets changed every 2000 miles. 10 quid for 4 litres Laughing .
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