Engine Oil
Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:12 pm
What oil (brand, types etc) do you guys use on your bikes? I know what is good in 2 strokes but 4 stroke bikes I am not exactly cluey on. Looking at my bike manual (gpx250) it has quite a lot of suitable oils...what to use!!???!!
Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:24 pm
On my GPX250 and Tones FJR1300 we use Motorex, Fully Synth 15w50 or 10w 50
Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:10 pm
i use mobil stuff 
When i remember to put it in lol
When i remember to put it in lol
Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:49 pm
Shell Advance VSX
Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:01 pm
Motul 5100
Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:27 am
I have used Motorex and now Putoline in my 7 both semi-synthetic. No need for full synthetic in something like a gpx250.
Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:52 am
Yep Motul 5100.
Find as it gets close to the 3000 km mark gear changes get a bit average.
But if you change your oil evey 3 thou all should be sweet
Find as it gets close to the 3000 km mark gear changes get a bit average.
But if you change your oil evey 3 thou all should be sweet
Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:39 am
i lurrrrve motul 5100, but it is a big exxy...
only reason i occasionally splash out on motul 5100 is that it makes the gear shifts so so sweet cause of the esther additives... and it smells nice
otherwise motul 3000+ i think it is.... is fine... its a mineral based oil but still has esther in it, and its about 15-20 bucks cheaper than 5100
that said, oils are oils... even safeway oil is good, as its SG rated, and the service manual for my 9R says anything SG rated is fine
only reason i occasionally splash out on motul 5100 is that it makes the gear shifts so so sweet cause of the esther additives... and it smells nice
otherwise motul 3000+ i think it is.... is fine... its a mineral based oil but still has esther in it, and its about 15-20 bucks cheaper than 5100
that said, oils are oils... even safeway oil is good, as its SG rated, and the service manual for my 9R says anything SG rated is fine
Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:51 am
well you can use whatever you feel like
Kawasaki spec IIRC SE which is the cheapest out there
BTH which IK and i both know had a jap import GPX with 40K on the clock when he got it , Used the cheap $10 for 4 litres valvoline stuff
changed every 3K and filter every 6K
it got to 130K before it got low on compression after a lot of commuting and a trip around aus
Kawasaki spec IIRC SE which is the cheapest out there
BTH which IK and i both know had a jap import GPX with 40K on the clock when he got it , Used the cheap $10 for 4 litres valvoline stuff
changed every 3K and filter every 6K
it got to 130K before it got low on compression after a lot of commuting and a trip around aus
Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:45 pm
Mobil Super XHP car oil in everything (cars included) except ZZR12- use Shell SX4 semi-synth in that. GPX engine is older design- not as oil fussy as later engines....just change regularly with the filter...
Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:09 pm
Johnnie5 wrote:Kawasaki spec IIRC SE which is the cheapest out there
my kawa service manual says SE, SF or SG class oil
Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:44 am
Motol 5100
Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:28 am
not sure
dad does it for me.
i dont ask questions i just say thankyou
dad does it for me.
i dont ask questions i just say thankyou
Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:36 pm
GPX.Lainie wrote:On my GPX250 and Tones FJR1300 we use Motorex, Fully Synth 15w50 or 10w 50
Well fully synth on the FJR and semi synth on the GPX.
Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:45 pm
The best oil is no older than 3000k's 