corbs
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Post by corbs on Oct 4, 2012 19:37:09 GMT 1
wot do you guys run,and wot smells the best..?
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horace
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Post by horace on Oct 4, 2012 20:16:16 GMT 1
I just get whatever's on the shelf and cheapest ,all smells good to me!  |
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corbs
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Post by corbs on Oct 5, 2012 6:32:44 GMT 1
one reply,and everyone needs to use it..??
I used to use rock oil in my motocross bikes but that was 20years ago..!?
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horace
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Post by horace on Oct 5, 2012 7:41:09 GMT 1
I think rock oil would be fine ,I always wonder what was in those oil shot dispensers at the petrol station,I used to fill up my oil tank then go in and say a gallon and a shot please!times were hard in the 70s  |
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Post by Norbo on Oct 5, 2012 8:25:50 GMT 1
I use Motul
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Post by mudguts on Oct 5, 2012 8:43:47 GMT 1
Motul 710 for me, nearly bought some castrol as its £12.50 at halfords,
Motul smells nice, i squirt a bit of pure castor oil in my baffle packing for
that ultra rich smell, pull up on my r1 and then the smell catches up with you! mmm
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r1olly
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Post by r1olly on Oct 5, 2012 8:50:59 GMT 1
a747 for me, but im premixing, but gives that classic castrol r smell
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Post by mudguts on Oct 5, 2012 9:20:45 GMT 1
I see Motul have a new 2 stroke oil out, Motul Bio 2T,
has anyone tried it yet?
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DR650s
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Post by DR650s on Oct 5, 2012 9:43:51 GMT 1
Castrol Racing 1 Fully Synthetic in the RGV250, Motul 510 semi in the RD350B,
Reason, well the RGV is used mainly on track and as standard are a pretty high state of tune, the RD gets used plodding around the road and most 2 stroke oils around now days will be much better than 37 years ago, so semi is probably over kill.
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Post by mudguts on Oct 5, 2012 9:47:18 GMT 1
Does the Castrol oil smell good? anything like castrol R?
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DR650s
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Post by DR650s on Oct 5, 2012 10:49:30 GMT 1
I'll be honest I don't think I have every smelled castrol R, but the MOT testers kept reving it because they lover the smell.
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corbs
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Post by corbs on Oct 5, 2012 16:01:20 GMT 1
a747 for me, but im premixing, but gives that classic castrol r smell what make is that..? |
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corbs
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Post by corbs on Oct 5, 2012 16:02:28 GMT 1
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Post by Norbo on Oct 9, 2012 7:35:05 GMT 1
Does the Castrol oil smell good? anything like castrol R? No Only a caster oil has the smell . I use 200mm to a galen in the tank of motul on a pri mix 250 to a full jerry can . its quight heavy on the oil so a jet up ofcourse but its better to run as mush as you can its cheeper then a rebore as i always say . But dont over oil without up jetting becourse of the displacement as you will run week as it displaces the fuel running threw the main jet . You allways have to up jet when pri mixing . |
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Post by prospero on Oct 9, 2012 15:09:24 GMT 1
Does anyone use Shell Advance VSX..? i bought some a while ago, nice smell, colour light red ...bought another pot 2 days ago, now it looks and smells like 4stroke oil !
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Post by buckshot on Oct 9, 2012 19:44:19 GMT 1
Does anyone use Shell Advance VSX..? i bought some a while ago, nice smell, colour light red ...bought another pot 2 days ago, now it looks and smells like 4stroke oil ! I'm sure Shell make a 4stroke VSX oil. Perhaps thats what you've bought and thats why it looks and smells like 4stroke oil. |
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Post by prospero on Oct 9, 2012 20:57:58 GMT 1
Nope, If that is the case then i have bought 4stroke oil in a 2stroke pot!
This is 2T oil.. 2T oil that seems to have changed its guise.
Shell make 4T/4stroke oils in abundance, there may have been a VSX verson i don't know, not seen it myself.
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Post by Delbert on Oct 13, 2012 8:49:12 GMT 1
I Does anyone use Shell Advance VSX..? i bought some a while ago, nice smell, colour light red ...bought another pot 2 days ago, now it looks and smells like 4stroke oil ! I'm sure Shell make a 4stroke VSX oil. Perhaps thats what you've bought and thats why it looks and smells like 4stroke oil. Yep I do ,, I swear by it plus I can get it through work for less than £6 a ltr just ordered more today, When my lad had his dtr 125 he ran it on that , it got a severe thrashing on a daily basis ,covered over 12000 miles of teenage abuse before he sold it on , still on the original bore ,,,,, good enough test for me !! |
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Post by hazey on Oct 14, 2012 17:44:53 GMT 1
I I'm sure Shell make a 4stroke VSX oil. Perhaps thats what you've bought and thats why it looks and smells like 4stroke oil. Yep I do ,, I swear by it plus I can get it through work for less than £6 a ltr just ordered more today, When my lad had his dtr 125 he ran it on that , it got a severe thrashing on a daily basis ,covered over 12000 miles of teenage abuse before he sold it on , still on the original bore ,,,,, good enough test for me !! Yep i been using it fer years now in the 400 and the 350 is on it now  Get it trade at my local motor factors,must stock up as im almost out  just under 6 squid a litre last time . |
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Post by prospero on Oct 15, 2012 9:02:47 GMT 1
Be warned then that Advance VSX 2T has changed cosmetically.
I contacted Shell Uk.. in Manchester.. diverted to a call centre in the Philippines..! how nice.
Three seemingly clueless women i was passed through hardly rising from their relaxed slumber.. the last one thinks' that possibly the dye and perfume has been removed due to new spec. regs.
I did think that a lot of 2stroke oil may have a dye for identification purposes but perfumed...
I thought all 2stroke oil had a certain nice smell exhaust wise and in the pot, i had no ideas of perfumes being used.
I took it back anyways, got a refund.
I think all 2T oil is much of a muchness brand wise but i'm changing to Castrol simply because it's cheaper and the next most accessible thing.
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just under 6 squid a litre last time