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Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:53 pmby Ticketyman
Righto, just purchased an 05 ZX10R and have sent it straight in for a 12000klm service. Peter at lawrence drv Pro Kwaka asked me if I wanted to put in the 50/100 or the 70/100.
What are you guys using and what are your thoughts?
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:22 pmby Neka79
umm all i kno is its fully synth motul ... v3000 or sumthin?? its the stuff thats "better" than the infamous 5100 (which i love)
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:32 pmby MadKaw
I'm using Castrol GPS Semi synthetic in my 10 and 7 atm..
The next change will be to Castrol R4 full synthetic as it was cheaper than the semi at the Supercheap sale a while back...
or contact William the Q8 oils guy, he'll look after you and its pretty good from what I hear..
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:36 pmby ttc
wohoo I'll check it out tomorrow
as for oil either is fine
i think he means the 5100 or 7100
the 5100 is fine for normal riding, while the 7100 is more edged towards hard riding and track days.
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:39 pmby robracer
Have you checked the owners manual first ....
Im not sure what the recommendations are... havent done a change yet but will next week after a track day, so I am interested to see what ppl are using too
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:49 pmby Johnnie5
that would be Motul oils
the 5100 is semi synth
the 7100 is full synth
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:00 pmby robracer
I still have a heap of 5100 on the shelf so I will prolly stick to that if it is recommended.
I do changes every 2-3 track days but for the 10 I have no idea what is in it & seeing as its only got 4,000 ks on the clock (as I bought it) & has only had one service listed in the owners book, I will change it sooner rather than later.
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:08 pmby Neka79
according to receipt....
300V..and it was $90 for 4L.... 10W40
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:19 pmby robracer
Neka79 wrote:according to receipt....
300V..and it was $90 for 4L.... 10W40
oooooo shit thats big bucks for oil... got gold in it?
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:51 pmby sp500
Fuchs - Silkolene pro 4 plus 10/50 fully synthetic, bike is for the track nowadays, not cheap at around $100 4lt, but is like a fine wine....
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:28 pmby Burky
robracer wrote:Neka79 wrote:according to receipt....
300V..and it was $90 for 4L.... 10W40
oooooo shit thats big bucks for oil... got gold in it?
Thats what i payed each time, as for the gold
should nave checked it out before i tossed it
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:42 amby Glen
I've currently got Motul 7100 in it, I've had the Q8 full synthetic stuff. In my ZX9 I always used Motul 5100, chnaged it every 3000klm's, thrashed it around a track 3-4 times a month and it was fine.
I think they're all pretty good these days so long as you change it regularly.
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:55 amby photomike666
sp500 wrote:Fuchs - Silkolene pro 4 plus 10/50 fully synthetic, bike is for the track nowadays, not cheap at around $100 4lt, but is like a fine wine....
I also use this in the race bike. Buy at Supercheap auto and save 50%!!!
On an aside - don't they recomend waiting until 8000k before running fully synth? Something about inhibiting the full bedding in process. Some fully synths don't play nice with a wet clutch either. Semi synth can be a better option.
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:16 amby sp500
Will have to check supercheaps next time, cheers.
re full synthetic, I heard not until 6k but you could be right...
Re: Which oil ZX10R
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Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:31 amby MickLC
All but my last change have been done by the dealer and they used Motul 5100, so I used it myself when I did the last change. I might have a bit more of a look around at what's available for the next one though.