eccsmk
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 10:49 PM |
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zx12 what oil??
as above what oil and how much
thanking you 
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bigrich
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 11:13 PM |
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I always use a very good quality semi synthetic oil in the bikes and bike engined cars i've owned
Currently using Putoline Syntec which is listed as synthetic but is not 100%synthetic. Never had any clutch slip issues,retail is about 30 quid for 4
litres.
Rich
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A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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Hellfire
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| posted on 13/3/08 at 12:22 PM |
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Everyone will have their own preference when it comes to oil. We use Motul 5100 Technosynthese. Good enough and cheap enough to replace after
trackdays or every few thousand miles.
With regard to oil level on the ZX12R, we try to keep it at between half and three quarters full on the sight glass with the engine running. So
far, the engine has been fine.
Phil
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angus.d
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| posted on 13/3/08 at 01:18 PM |
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As above but my advice would be :-
1) Always use a good quality semi-synthetic oil on a superbike engine.
2) Make sure it is the correct grade (eg 10W/40 etc) whatever is correct for that engine check with a bike shop or internet etc.
3) NEVER EVER use any engine oil that is intended for cars. Only use oil specifically intended for bikes (the properties of the oil are different to
cope with the high shearing forces in the gearbox and the wet multiplate bike clutch (Use of car oil could lead to premature clutch/gearbox demise I
understand).
Regards
Angus
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eccsmk
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| posted on 14/3/08 at 04:12 PM |
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thanks folks fingers crossed i'll have the engine running tomorrow (for the first time)
i cant wait
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eddbaz
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| posted on 15/3/08 at 09:22 AM |
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Busters have a good offer on oil at the moment motul 5 litres for the price of 4 plus free oil filter
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eccsmk
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 09:31 AM |
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this ok to use??
busters
im goint to dump the oil i have so will need some asap
thank you folks
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Coose
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 09:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eccsmk
this ok to use??
busters
im goint to dump the oil i have so will need some asap
thank you folks
Yes!
Spin 'er off Well...
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eccsmk
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 09:47 AM |
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thank you
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