My bike is nearly 2 years old - now what?

[GSmonkey]

Is lard a good substitute for oil in a GS??

 

[Fanum]

My bike is nearly 2 years old - now what?

I'd go out and ride it if I were you...another two years and it'll be worn in nicely

(seriously....boxer twins need 15k miles )

 

[Tarka]

i.e. Not the £1.99 a gallon type of oil thats available from supermarkets and such like places.

Steppers...you`re forgetting he`s on a 1200.

He`d be better off getting the £1.99 a gallon stuff because the oil will last longer than the bike anyway

 

[Cookson]

£25 a pop to top up your oil.

That's £225 in 2 year's.

Outrageous.

 

[~Stef~]

When the bike is 2 years old, I think I will do some of my own maintenance. I would still let the dealer do the service but I might top the engine oil up myself as they charge me 25 pounds for each top up and it only takes them 10 minutes.

Where could I get some oil from and what sort should I get? I had a look around Halfords but didn’t see any specifically for BMW bikes.

Do your own servicing its easy, or find a better dealer for servicing, you dont need to stick to BMW dealers now.
Or ride it up to Motorad Central up here where you'll not get ripped off and its a good run

 

[(RIP) Proff]

I use Duckhams 20/50 in my 1100, and at a tenner a pop it's served well.

I did my thesis on oils
I wouldn't use Duckhams to lubricate a hinge
It seized at 2lbs weight on 1 foot bar over a ball bearing running in 1cc of the stuff.
At the other end of scale we bent bar with 20 lbs with Catrol R never seized.
Castrol XL 20/50 and Castrol GP [Castrol was owned by Wakefields then] came out best in mineral oils. Esso tiger 20/50 next.
One very surprising result at the time was Silkolene reclaimed oil
it came out almost = with Castrol!!! but being a recycled oil was not eligible in the test

I only use Castrol 20/50 or Silkolene Classic 20/50 in my bikes.
Nothing else

 

[(RIP) Proff]

EWW@ Duckhams

Any of you OLDER forum wallahs have a Escort with CVH engine? that died of black death??
that was an Oil problem, at that time FoMoCo oil was actually Duckhams and it blocked the engines up @ around 90/100 k miles looked 'orrible

 

[GS_Mad]

I'd go out and ride it if I were you...another two years and it'll be worn in nicely

(seriously....boxer twins need 15k miles )

I really hope to keep the bike for a while. If I do what I have planned then I will be upto 20+ thousand in the next year and a half.

I'm sure the bike will still be going strong but I should imagine by that point I will simply fancy a change.

Cheers

 

[fishmonger]

I only use Castrol 20/50 or Silkolene Classic 20/50 in my bikes.
Nothing else:

Most sensible thing I have ever read on this site

A true each:

 

[davegs]

Oil top up

Still no reply to my generous offer of an oil level check for a tenner, my accountant went mad and says I must charge at least £11.00. for level checks (you supply the oil).
dave ( all my life I give you nuffing still you ask for more) GS.

 

[GS_Mad]

Still no reply to my generous offer of an oil level check for a tenner, my accountant went mad and says I must charge at least £11.00. for level checks (you supply the oil).
dave ( all my life I give you nuffing still you ask for more) GS.

Thanks for the offer but I have always felt confident checking the oil level - thats how I knew when to take the bike in.

Basically, I ride, clean and check the bike. I do not do any work on the bike in case of any warranty issues.

Thanks