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Old 28-Aug-2013, 09:17
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Which oil?

Hi folks

I had a blast at Brands on the 27th! My 620 class A now-a-track bike is something else. Never ridden a ducati before and I really should have done. We all get there in the end.

I changed the oil and filter beforehand but am looking at 4 days in Almeria with Tracksense at the end of October so obviously, its going to get changed again before I go.

The question is - what oil should I be using? Brand, weight, type and reasoning would be nice. Hiflo provide the filters.

Thanks all.

David
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Old 28-Aug-2013, 10:18
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I use Motul 300V in my DD bike, its expensive but its good. You may get 10 different answers from 10 different peeps tho'.
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Old 28-Aug-2013, 11:06
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Great to meet you yesterday David, glad you had a good time and enjoyed the day. I don't think the weather could have been any better and the trackday was nicely full but not crowded so plenty of track time.

When we first started DD nearly 10 years ago, we got some oil from Shell as sponsorship. I used to run their Advance 10w40 Fully Synth in my Class A bike but suffered from quite a bit of clutch slip. Switching to the Advance 10w40 Semi-Synth made this go away!

I think it's pretty much down to personal preference as to what you run, and as Ghost says you'll probably get ten different answers.

I've found that buying oil from ebay has been cheapest - Busters/M&P do some great deals on 4L oil packs but beware that some sellers are offering older oil at discount prices - the Shell Advance bottles have changed from navy plastic to grey/silver plastic and have had the labels updated to match so you can tell the difference. I'm not sure how storage would affect the oil but it's worth bearing in mind.


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Old 28-Aug-2013, 12:23
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after a rebuild I had last year I was told that the oil I had been using was no good,,,, (shell advanced synthetic 10/40) and had caused damage.

I don't really know if this was really a direct result of the oil and I am the only person I know who has had this problem, I was advised to use putoline 15/50 synthetic, since then Parkinsons also told me they only use putoline 15/50 and I have used it ever since, hopefully without causing any damage inside,, which I can't see... yet...

and, Nice to meet you on Saturday.

matt, did you say you weren't doing the brands meeting?
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Old 28-Aug-2013, 18:14
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I use Rock Oil. 10w 40 semi synthetic. No problems at all. It made in Warrington or Cheshire, so helping the Uk economy too!

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Old 28-Aug-2013, 20:20
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that's 4 people with 4 different answers..... ?

good luck.
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Old 28-Aug-2013, 20:43
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I use 15/50 Motul 300V fully synthetic - really good stuff!
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Old 28-Aug-2013, 22:17
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Silkolene Comp 4 for me if I'm paying and its for a twin, Pro 4 when i raced in-line 4s
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Preferred grade is 15W50 for the Ducatis and 10W40 for the Jap bikes


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I used silkolene comp 4 15/50 in mine and had really bad clutch slipping. Changed it for 10/40 semi and its fine now.
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I used silkolene comp 4 15/50 in mine and had really bad clutch slipping. Changed it for 10/40 semi and its fine now.

i've never had any clutch slip regardless of what oil in either my class b or class a bikes. never used silkolene comp 4 15/50 though.
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