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Originally posted by Old Yella
Shell advanced ultra 15/50 as recommended.

Fully synthetic and I trust my mechanic and always will cos I am bigger and will hit him if it goes bang :P:P

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I'd have to agree with Guido. He does know what he's talikin' about after all

I sell/use/recommend Shell Advance, but as Guy says, there are a couple of other very good brands out there.

Shell and Ducati actually recommend the 10W/40 Ultra 4. I prefer to use 15W/50 for two reasons.
Firstly, as it's thicker when cold, the 15W rating, it's more prone to hanging around the rockers and giving them just that little bit more lubrication upon start up.
Secondly, it'll hold oil pressure when things get really hot.

The only problem with the Shell product in the 15W grade is that it'll soon be unavailable in 4 litre jugs. "Economics" have prevailed and it'll only be available in 1 litre and 209 litre. You'll only get 10W/40 in 4 litres.