20 50 Mineral Oil

[(RIP) Proff]

Proff, you've strayed into oilhead territory

SSHHHHHH
It's an oil thread, look at how it's blossoming

It's got to get messy very soon with some fecker


Besides I don't give a flying fook, IF I had an oilhead [R1200c is only one I'd ever consider] I'd use Castrol XL 20/50 mineral oil, as I have done in Every petrol engined vehicle I've ever owned
And that's a great many engines ..............................

In fact my K75 trike will have it's sump filled with it as well !!!

 

[D6]

SSHHHHHH
It's an oil thread, look at how it's blossoming

It's got to get messy very soon with some fecker


Besides I don't give a flying fook, IF I had an oilhead [R1200c is only one I'd ever consider] I'd use Castrol XL 20/50 mineral oil, as I have done in Every petrol engined vehicle I've ever owned
And that a great many engines ..............................

In fact my K75 trike will have it's sump filled with it as well !!!

proof that you cant train an old dog

 

[(RIP) Proff]

Yer can you know

IF I ever ran out of XL20/50 I used the next best oil
Silkolene 20/50
As used [in 60',70's ] from new in Rolls Royce and Bentleys...

 

[Steptoe]

? Reckon you're better sticking with what's recommended.

Which is a 20/50 SF spec and above

 

[Slowdown]

There's someone on here that does oil in the North West - try a search

 

[pomm001]

Find a Rock Oil distributor , they do a very nice 20/50 Semi Synthetic , go on you know she's worth it

Rock oil do a mineral 20/50 to the correct spec ,top stuff

 

[Rushy]

There's someone on here that does oil in the North West - try a search

Fatal - Alan

 

[John Armstrong]

Fatal - Alan

Didn't know oil searches could be hazardous to people called Alan

 

[hodge1150]

I like this thread

Cos I missed out on all the other oil threads.

Is Halfords 10/40 O.K. then - green bottle (or is anything OK as long as its in a green bottle? - been using olive oil - But not virgin that would be silly, for last 96500 miles)

XXXx

 

[Kenny]

I have just used Halfords semi synth. 15/40 in the purple container , meets the specs for engines since 1980 ( but does say for non fuel injected engines but I don't think the1100GS would know especially as 20/50 is recommended as well )

 

[madman]

Yer can you know

IF I ever ran out of XL20/50 I used the next best oil
Silkolene 20/50
As used [in 60',70's ] from new in Rolls Royce and Bentleys...

Those cars also used cross ply tyres so they must be the best too!

 

[(RIP) Proff]

Those cars also used cross ply tyres so they must be the best too!

WRONG !!
Avon Turbospeed, the original biased belted tyre, [nylon]
so up yours sunshine
Michelin XAS asymmetric radials were an option from 1966 on all Rolls and Bentleys..

 

[chad]

SSHHHHHH
It's an oil thread, look at how it's blossoming

It's got to get messy very soon with some fecker


Besides I don't give a flying fook, IF I had an oilhead [R1200c is only one I'd ever consider]

my dads got one o dem great bike

 

[(RIP) Proff]

SSHHHHHH
It's an oil thread, look at how it's blossoming

It's got to get messy very soon with some fecker


Besides I don't give a flying fook, IF I had an oilhead [R1200c is only one I'd ever consider]

my dads got one o dem great bike

I ordered one from V+J in Taunton Quoted 1 month for Ivory and Black one with ABS and low bars but then they renaged and said 6 month delivery time so I cancelled
BASTARDS !!!!

 

[buellzebub]

I've been using this for a few years now & find it really suits the GS(1150). It really seems to keep it's viscosity for the 6K interval. Recommended

Cheers...........................Grizzly

Thats the one

Always used to use Rock Oil in my sportsbikes in the 90's but it seemd to become harder to find and went over to Castrol. The last 3 oil changes I did on the GS were done using Guardian . Still got a full can in the garage

Just been looking on Rock Oil's website and it seems the only difference between 'Guardian' and 'Strata' is the addition of wet-clutch additives in the Guardian. Both are available in 20w50 but the Strata is available in 5L containers so you have a litre left over for topping up and works out a bit cheaper per litre.
Any thoughts, observations or experience with the Strata?
Cheers

 

[raginmund]

One option Mike, from Hein Gericke:

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/cPath/23_250/products_id/6460

RGM sells the 20w50 Castrol Act>Evo which they say is mineral:

That's what went into my bike on Saturday; CastroEvil or something.

I thought it was something to do with Cuba.

 

[Speedy]

Another oil thread........aka a chance for Proff and Cookie to talk bollocks. How long before someone says they use tractor oil they nicked from work, like the last time the question of oil came up!

 

[Engineer]

Another oil thread........aka a chance for Proff and Cookie to talk bollocks. How long before someone says they use tractor oil they nicked from work, like the last time the question of oil came up!

Palm oil is best and it isn't millions of years old!

 

[Slowdown]

I found Fatal to be best and I don't think he's millions of years old either.