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ttboof · Super Guru

Sunday new fork oil and rocks

petenz · Super Guru

looks a neat place to ride.... & no mud...

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ttboof · Super Guru

Thanks

i have had a great weekend the ttr just makes it better

ps its also intersting watching the guys in the northern hemisphere swim on thier trs

ttboof · Super Guru

Trying to kick off some international banter

leigh · Senior Member

Nice. Be a while down here before we get dust again I think, wet winter for us.

leigh · Senior Member

Question: Where do you get Sikolene fork oil in Aus? Can't seem to find it anywhere.

Cheers

ttboof · Super Guru

i bought mine at super cheap auto it was on special about 10 bucks per liter off .

ive just done a search online and it looks like supercheap are now stocking penrite fully synthetic 5wt ans 10wt , maybe it was a clearance price on the silkoline .

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leigh · Senior Member

Thought that'd be the place as they sell other Sikolene products, doesn't look like they stock it anymore, I will investigate.

I noticed the Penrite and the Castrol on their website

Have you seen this?

Interesting comparison chart.

transmoto.com.au/comparative-oil-weights-table/

Thanks.

ttboof · Super Guru

The penrite looks like the go, im not a fan of castrol latley as its not real flash in my cars

how ever i am sticking with the castrol active 4 in the engine its good stuff got 98000km out of my xt 550 and 75000 on my tt250 using it

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leigh · Senior Member

Its interesting about oils. My personal feeling is people often spend way too much money on oil and then change it so early it seems a waste. That's only my personal opinion as I am no expert that's for sure.

I've just bought Penrite Car oil for the bikes - Gas 10 (MA rated etc) - $35 for 5 litres instead of $60 for 4 litres - was using Sikolene Super 4 semi -synthetic

www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/Penrite-HPR-Gas-10-Engine-Oil-10W-50-5-Litre/123727 (often on special for $35 or less)

Currently using

www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/Penrite-MC-4-Semi-Synthetic-Motorcycle-Oil-10W-50-4-Litre/519013

The MC-4 specs seem very similar if not the same as GAS 10, which is $10 cheaper plus an extra litre. The Activ 4 looks good value too - in Tassie it gets quite cold, I'd use the activ 4 except its 15-50w, prefer the 10-50 (but does it really make that much difference?? I really don't know)

I've done a bit of reading about oils in bikes and cars and there are a whole lot of people in Aus using Penrite Gas 10, Delo 400, HPR 15 in dirtbikes with no issues long term. There is so much marketing around oils you wouldn't know what to believe. A lot of people seem to be using cheap oil and changing it often. I don't understand using really expensive oils and changing them every second ride. But then again I own bikes that would probably run if you put Canola oil in them. I think we all worry too much.

I'm on a tight budget so always interested in saving the $$.

ttboof · Super Guru

agree , im a fan of a cheaper oil changed more often , especially when a wet clutch is involved . im very weary of sales hype .

i did a really hard ride last week end taking 9 hours to complete only 200Ks , so will prob change the oil very soon , sometimes i will wait till i start missing gears if im a bit lazy .

as for the forks on the other hand the castrol was very ordinary after 12 months so i was happy to try something new there , and as Ive mentioned else where very happy with the reduced dive with the oil level raised to 100mm up from 130mm as in the manual .

leigh · Senior Member

Oil changes for me seem to be around the 7-800klm mark generally, as you say you feel the gear change become less smooth.

I know nothing about fork oil, but seeing 3 or 4 people on here saying they like the 5w Sikolene I am going to change the oil with that as a starting point. I had the oil changed 3 years ago when I purchase the bike. I don't know what they used, but it seems ok to me. But I don't have a lot of experience to compare it too. I do know I like the front end way more than the front end on my DRZ400 - but that might be for many other reasons.