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Old 16-Jul-2006, 21:40
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Do i need expensive oil?

2000 750ssie. Local shop quoted £48 for oil developed for v-twins.

Sounds ott to me.

Any thoughts as the manual says i can use all sorts of oil depending on ambient air temperatures.

I know it is hot now but it aint always!!!

Anyway what oil and how much should i expec to pay?
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Old 16-Jul-2006, 21:48
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I use Motul 300V fully synth in mine.

I thought it was supposed to be one of the dearest brands around, but I paid 30 quid for 5 litres at my local bike shop.*


* Fair play to Phoenix Motorcycles, Trowbridge. They hadn't got any 5 litre cans left, but decanted 5 l for me out of the big tub in their workshop. Just said, "Have got got an empty can at home?", and I nipped home and fetched a can. Worked out a bit cheaper, too.

I know you could say that otherwise, they'd lose a sale, but I'm sure a lot of shops wouldn't have been bothered.
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Old 16-Jul-2006, 22:14
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No, you don't need expensive oil. I always used rock Oil Guardian semi synthetic in my 900ie, £16 for 4 litres, more than up to the task. castol / shell / silkolene equivelants are similar money, will be easily up to the task.
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Old 16-Jul-2006, 22:15
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Silkolene 15/50 fully synth £28 i remember paying for 5 litres
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Old 16-Jul-2006, 22:19
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We run semi synthetic oil in the 'race' bike.

Don't Ducati recommend oil?
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Old 16-Jul-2006, 22:36
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yes Shell Advance but it's purely of a sponsorship/money reason i would have thought
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Old 16-Jul-2006, 23:03
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Thanks but what grade of oil?

Cheers guys but what do you think -

10-30
10-40


20-50 seems to be the advised grade by Ducati but as i said they state that most can be used depending on temp.

Nick
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Old 17-Jul-2006, 09:28
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Always use the best oil you can buy it's cheap maintainance & change it
every couple of thousand miles.
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Old 17-Jul-2006, 11:44
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Change it every 6000 miles unless your using the cheapest **** you can find. Even semi-synth can last at least 6000 miles let alone a fully synth. Your just wasting your money if you change it more often.
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Old 17-Jul-2006, 12:17
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Red face oil.

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Change it every 6000 miles unless your using the cheapest **** you can find. Even semi-synth can last at least 6000 miles let alone a fully synth. Your just wasting your money if you change it more often.

That's every 2yrs for most of us lot on that argument.
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