Oil change

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  1. ColinB

    ColinB Active Member

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    Last year my daughter who has a part time job in Tesco picked me up 12 of these Castrol Power 1 racing PXL_20220314_160915301.MP.jpg PXL_20220314_160901522.MP.jpg for around about £2.50 each!!!! I'm going to give the bike a wee service and just wanted to check with you guys and see if they are suitable and also what oil and filter do you use? I usually buy a k&n or hi Flo filter.
     
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  2. Slick

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    I've been using power 1 (not racing) for a while which I think is the semi synth version for about 50k miles. Though it's 10W30, I do occasionally use 10w40 during the summer months. I generally change oil between 6-8k intervals.

    After using the really fancy oils such as Motul 300V I feel the blade engine runs smoother with semi. Gets a bit pricy too if you're changing oil up to 3 times a year!.

    Filter wise, I generally stick with OEM and that goes for the air filter too
     
  3. dern

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    That's the oil I use for my bike on track and used to use it on the road too.
     
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    Bargain price for quality oil ;)
     
  5. bradt

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    I've used that for every oil change since buying the blade many years ago and I always use genuine Honda oil fil results
    Good result getting oil for £2.50 per litre and plus club card points
     
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    bazzashadow Elite Member

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    I used to use that in my firestorm for 10 years until I sold it three years ago and the old girl is for sale again so still going strong
     
  7. ColinB

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    So you use 10/40? Does Honda not recommend 10/30?
     
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    dern Well-Known Member

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    You can use any of the grades below, this shows the ambient temperature they can cope with. This is from the 2004 service manual by the way.

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  9. GappySmeg

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    I've just bought 4 litres of that to go in my RR7... was considerably more than £2.50 a litre though, you jammy git!
     
  10. ColinB

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    Yeah tell me about it, when she phoned me and said there's some motorbike oil reduced in the sale section do you want it? I said send me a photo of it and when I saw it I said buy every one of them for me they were £2.89 each and she got her 10% staff discount. There was only 12 of them and her supervisor said she couldn't buy them all and had to put 6 back but she got her pal to buy the other 6......why are some people such aholes!!!! So I got them in the end ;)
     
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    I'd get it in the safe mate as a future investment. ;)
     
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  12. Jez

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    I was thinking I might have to cut down on oil changes, But just told the wife she has to cut down her spending :D
     
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