engine oil - mineral or synthetic

[birdseye]

with my first 04 GS the received wisdom seemed to be, mineral til 10000 and then fully synthetic. I now have an 08 1200 gs and its just turned 10000. Should I do synthetic on the next oil change?

 

[(RIP) Miff]

No.

Tappety Tapped in MMXIII

 

[Big Si]

Oh shit.......................

INCOMING!!

 

[Devil]

4 pages

 

[kwallace21]

You've done it now.


Mineral 20/50 forever. It's a big old fashioned slow reving twin.

 

[stever1]

4 pages

NO its an 8 pager

 

[Humbug]

Oh no!

 

[seadog]

 

[CuzGS]

Whatever is on offer, makes no odds

 

[DavidHale]

Tarka is back, he'll tell you

 

[Bendy toy]

What's wrong with Mazola in the engine? After all, it's a well known brand name.

 

[Sleepy]

.... and smells nice

 

[morty]

fry crisp n dry is very economical & you can make chips aswell

 

[(RIP) drillam]

Didn't that Charley Watsisname run a Honda Cub on used fish'n'chip oil successfully before chucking it off the top of a multistory block of flats?

If chip fat is good enough for the most successful bike in history then it's good enough for a fuggin old Beemer

Mind you, I'd play safe and use Extra Virgin Olive oil, not any old beef dripping.

 

[GSTourer]

An oil question.........and after 846 posts too!!!!

 

[kimbo]

I hope he gets the help he's asked for

 

[Dahoum]

Yeeeeee HAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Timpo]

FFS....... use grease on your nipples!

 

[Schtum]

with my first 04 GS the received wisdom seemed to be, mineral til 10000 and then fully synthetic. I now have an 08 1200 gs and its just turned 10000. Should I do synthetic on the next oil change?

Yes. If it were me, I'd ignore the Luddites and fill it with Castrol Power 1 10w-50.

 

[Fluffmeister]

"cough" http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214299