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usemytipz
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PostPosted: 15:29 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Gilera DNA 50 Engine Oil? Reply with quote
Hi guys, as you can tell I am new to bikes and stuff, I recently bought a Gilera DNA 50cc and obviously it is a 2 stroke. This bike doesn't take premixed petrol with the oil, it has seperate tanks. One for the petrol and one for the oil. I was just wondering what Oil shall I use in the tank?
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The other Paul Rudd
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PostPosted: 15:40 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Any two stroke oil will do as long as you don't mix mineral and castor base oils together in the tank. Also in something like a DNA I wouldn't waste money on ridiculously expensive oil, any £7-9 a litre synth mineral oil will be fine. If you're really cheap we would run our dirt bikes on cheap Comma farm equipment two stroke oil, that was about £15 for 4 litres, and they all survived fine.
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Clutchy
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PostPosted: 16:16 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Any good petrol station will show you where they keep it, it's usually labeled 2t oil.
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usemytipz
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PostPosted: 16:23 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
The other Paul Rudd wrote:
Any two stroke oil will do as long as you don't mix mineral and castor base oils together in the tank. Also in something like a DNA I wouldn't waste money on ridiculously expensive oil, any £7-9 a litre synth mineral oil will be fine. If you're really cheap we would run our dirt bikes on cheap Comma farm equipment two stroke oil, that was about £15 for 4 litres, and they all survived fine.

Clutchy wrote:
Any good petrol station will show you where they keep it, it's usually labeled 2t oil.

Thank you guys, I will just go to a petrol station and ask for 2T Oil! Very Happy Wink
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usemytipz
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PostPosted: 16:26 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Clutchy wrote:
Any good petrol station will show you where they keep it, it's usually labeled 2t oil.


One last question mate, is the ratio usually like 1:5 for oil and petrol?
100ml is 5L of Petrol? I think that was what I read anyway.
Thanks!
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Clutchy
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PostPosted: 17:42 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
usemytipz wrote:
Clutchy wrote:
Any good petrol station will show you where they keep it, it's usually labeled 2t oil.


One last question mate, is the ratio usually like 1:5 for oil and petrol?
100ml is 5L of Petrol? I think that was what I read anyway.
Thanks!



Yes, it can vary slightly between machine, if you have a pre-mix reservoir then just keep it topped up and it sorts it all out for you.

Unless yours is broken or something?
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PostPosted: 19:38 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Till the belt driven oil pump wears out, yeah they deliver about 50:1.
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