Oils aint oils Sol

[Davey Crocket]

Your both freaks.

[Colin Jay]

I won't try and recommend any oil, but I can show what bad oil can do;



I pulled this engine down yesterday. Not the flashest of VMX super exotica, just a lowly mid 1970's Yamaha AG100. I suspect it got the oil that was universally used on all out back properties through the 70's and 80's: Shell rimula X diesel oil. Over the years I have seen so many bikes, both 2 and 4 strokes that have come to an inglorious halt due to being feed a diet of oil meant for diesel engines.

Some time it just makes you wonder how the poor things actually kept running. Obviously, when the engine doesn't produce much power you don't know when it is starting to lose it.

CJ

[yungy]

Being in the industry over many years I have seen all types & tried a few myself. & the best I have found by far is bel ray h1r run at 40 to 1 in most modern stuff or can be run at 32 to 1 & always found power valves in good condition as apposed to shell & motul & maxima isn't to bad either

[Tim754]

Col remember the universal  engine/transmission/hydraulic Agri oils were/are the default back up to Rimula X
Seen clogged agi bike bores like that so often! How the hell they still run is beyond me too!

[Sorelegs11]

I was running octane booster with no problems-Lucas.
A while back Lucas puut out a memo saying not to use it in 2 strokes.
They did not offer an explanation and the Rep can't tell me anything either. 

[pancho]

Col remember the universal  engine/transmission/hydraulic Agri oils were/are the default back up to Rimula X
Seen clogged agi bike bores like that so often! How the hell they still run is beyond me too!

Yeah but they were nice and quite out the exhaust!

[Viper666]

Motul 800 30-35:1 in all mt (2T) bikes 1978 - 2006.

As you said Graeme, jet it right & no problems.

[firko]

your old spice aftershave?...LOL

That's it Crockett, you've stepped over the chalk line. I'll put up with your underhanded Maico Breako jibes, I'll persevere with your incessant pro Queensland/New Zealand* waffle and I'll even tolerate your right wing facist political rants. I will not however take your blatantly cruel and cheap jibes at my Eau de Cologne of choice, Old Spice without a fight. Along with Brut and Grey Flannel, Old Spice is the odeur de choix of a generation of Australian baby boomer, old fart, fuddy duddy, bully boy 'dudes' and I'm not going to let a Snidely Whiplash wannabe like you belittle the esteemed potion, nosiree Bob. You're on notice Crockett.   

* Whatever nationality you happen to be that day.

[pancho]

 Hey you lot, I prefer "oil Of R" anyday, what do you reckon Foss?, Slides?
 cheers pancho.

[JAP 454]

That's the one, Wal, preferably pepped up  just a tad with Nitro !!!
Foss

[Davey Crocket]

That's OK dude....I'm a brut man myself.

[firko]

That's OK dude....I'm a brut man myself.

Why doesn't that surprise me?........Who remembers an aftershave called Menage? The ads used to claim "Menage, for men who don't have to try" . Karen, my girlfriend at the time  used to break out in sneezing fits whenever anyone wore it anywhere near her. If someone had it on in our house she'd go through the place spraying Mortein, the only stuff she reckoned that neutralised it.
You had to love those sixties and seventies.