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Postby Smitty » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:48 pm

went off today to buy some oil (and filters) for an oil change
on the 12

interesting reco from my dealer
either Castrol GPS (which they use ...for cost purposes)
...or Silkolene


any comments???
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Postby WRT_GPX » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:01 pm

cool... assuming you got the latter oil, how much did it cost for the 4 litres, and once you change it around, tell me how it goes. I just used Motul 5100 but im interested in how others go.
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Postby MadKaw » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:09 pm

I used the silkolene in my 9 and it was fine. Well priced too at about $45.
I currently use the Castrol GPS in my 10 which is even better priced at about $36 when supercheap have a sale... :wink:
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Postby WRT_GPX » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:11 pm

how does the GPS perform compared to the silkolene
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Postby Smitty » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:21 pm

WRT_GPX wrote:cool... assuming you got the latter oil, how much did it cost for the 4 litres, and once you change it around, tell me how it goes. I just used Motul 5100 but im interested in how others go.


yeah...the Silkolene (hence the pic)
$47..for 4 litres
(and the GPS was $38 )

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Postby Neka79 » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:34 pm

ahhhh another oil topic...YAY...lol


ive said it 26 times in here...
love me motul 5100...
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Postby Rossi » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:32 pm

You will not go far wrong with Silkolene oils
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Postby Glen » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:51 am

I really don't think there are any bad oils around these days, except for maybe the really el cheapo supermarket stuff. Keeping the oil changes up with a specific motorcycle oil I reckon is more important than the oil itself.

I've always used Motul 5100 but at the moment I've got the Q8 stuff in though.
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Postby Benno » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:54 am

The only oils that are *kinda* shitty are the ones they recycle and re-sell.

Rest are pretty much the same.

Castrol GPS for me btw :lol:
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Postby Smitty » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:07 am

Neka79 wrote:ahhhh another oil topic...YAY...lol


ive said it 26 times in here...
love me motul 5100...


umm...thanks Nath


now .....WHAT do you know about Silkolene? :twisted:
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Postby Duane » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:15 am

Smitty wrote:
Neka79 wrote:ahhhh another oil topic...YAY...lol


ive said it 26 times in here...
love me motul 5100...


umm...thanks Nath


now .....WHAT do you know about Silkolene? :twisted:


Only time he's interested in silkolene is when you're wearing it to bed !!
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Postby mfzx6r » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:21 am

Duane wrote:
Smitty wrote:
Neka79 wrote:ahhhh another oil topic...YAY...lol


ive said it 26 times in here...
love me motul 5100...


umm...thanks Nath


now .....WHAT do you know about Silkolene? :twisted:


Only time he's interested in silkolene is when you're wearing it to bed !!



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Postby Nanna10r » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:06 pm

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Master Yoda been using the Fukz Silkalenenie in all 3 scoots for the last 2 years. No dramas at all except when i tossed the fully synth in Tiggr & noticed an increase in false neutrals (3rd - 4th when poking around) went back to semi synth problem solvered.

Supplier here sells it at $35/4l from the "tyre cave" for the comp 4 semisynth.
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Postby Smitty » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:01 pm

Pontikat wrote:
Master Yoda
been using the Fukz Silkalenenie in all 3 scoots for the last 2 years. No dramas at all except when i tossed the fully synth in Tiggr & noticed an increase in false neutrals (3rd - 4th when poking around) went back to semi synth problem solvered.

Supplier here sells it at $35/4l from the "tyre cave" for the comp 4 semisynth.


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Postby mrmina » Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:50 pm

Neka79 wrote:ahhhh another oil topic...YAY...lol


ive said it 26 times in here...
love me motul 5100...


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