speakin of oil which oil do u guys use?

[i love my svs]

im needing to do a oil change and was wondering which oil is best for a 2000 sv650s? any help will be much appriciated thanks.

[Stig]

Castrol GP Motorcycle oil 10w40 is what I use.

[JCCC]

Suzuki 10w40.

[Professor]

Castrol GPS semi-synthetic 4-stroke motorcycle engine oil SAE 10W-40.

[northwind]

I use the GPS too, largely because it's a pretty colour. Also, for a while you got a free baseball cap with a 4-litre bottle, and you can never have too many cheesy Castrol Racing baseball caps.

[Sid Squid]

10W40 semi synthetic, don't fuss over the brand as long as you've heard of it.

[furrybean]

I've even heard Woolworths oil sometimes is "Premium" brand just in a Wollies bottle!

[mysteryjimbo]

castrol R4

for that extra hp

[Stig]

Castrol GPS semi-synthetic 4-stroke motorcycle engine oil SAE 10W-40.

Correct me if I am wrong, but is the GPS oil not synthetic oil?

I was on the understanding that GP was the Semi and GPS fully synthetic :?

[northwind]

Nah, definately semi-synth.

http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdetailmin.do?categoryId=9003128&contentId=6008623

[Stig]

I see, thanks for the enlightenment. :)

I looked here where it says synthetic.

http://www.proformanceusa.com/castrol/castrol_gps.htm

[northwind]

Synthetic based, it says... I saw that one too and thought "Duh... I've been using synth all this time!"

[Professor]

Castrol GPS semi-synthetic 4-stroke motorcycle engine oil SAE 10W-40.

Correct me if I am wrong, but is the GPS oil not synthetic oil?

I was on the understanding that GP was the Semi and GPS fully synthetic :?

Checked again now: says GPS in big print on the front and semi-synthetic
in small print on the back.

Pity I missed the baseball cap offer. On the other hand, hard to imagine
I would have ever used up 4 litres.

[raymond smith]

have been using rock oil guardian semi which i get direct from rock. when the rep came to see us i asked him about fully synthetic and any possible clutch problems. he assured me it would be ok so i put 5/40 synthesis in and no prob. because we are an industrial distributor we can,t but m/cycle products for resale just for ME :D

[Cloggsy]

Hein Gericke's Oil & Filters deal is still hard to beat in my eyes... £24.95 for 5 litres of oil, oil filter & air filter... Hard to go wrong really :!:

[JakeRS]

I used Silkolene 10W40 last time, but the bike mechs who did my service put something else in it when they did the oil change.

[northwind]

[quote=BigApe]Pity I missed the baseball cap offer. On the other hand, hard to imagine I would have ever used up 4 litres.

Depends if you do your own oil changes of course... carbed SV takes, what is it, 2300ml without a new filter and 2400 without, IIRC, so you can get through it pretty quick...

[Stig]

[quote=BigApe]Pity I missed the baseball cap offer. On the other hand, hard to imagine I would have ever used up 4 litres.

Depends if you do your own oil changes of course... carbed SV takes, what is it, 2300ml without a new filter and 2400 without, IIRC, so you can get through it pretty quick...

Think you messed that up Andrew, what to try again :?: :lol: :wink:

[Tigerrrr.......]

What does "IIRC" stand for?

Grrr...

[northwind]

If I Recall Correctly. Which in this case, I did, but then wrote down a complete load of rubbish :)

[amarko5]

Halfords semi synth motorcycle oil :lol:

[i love my svs]

woow what a lovely load of responses, thank you all very much ill bear the castrol gps in mind and one last question roughly how much is a sv oil filter? thx again

[didge]

10W40 semi synthetic

[Last Action Pimp]

Castrol GPS semi-synthetic 4-stroke motorcycle engine oil SAE 10W-40.

thats what i use!

also an offical filter is £10 but you can get another make from Halfords for £5 or 6

[Peter Henry]

Shell Advance...If it's good enough for Little Loris...it's good enough for me!(Dont half cost a few bob though and in 9k k m my bike has had 3 lots!) :lol:

[northwind]

XVS's right, Halfords sell a Champion pattern filter for a few quid less than standard ones- or you can K&N ones for £9 from M&P. Honestly, I reckon it's better to get a cheap one and swap it with every change than it is to get a top notch one and change it every second... But that won't stop me from using K&Ns, because they're cooler :)

[Jase22]

Hein Gericke's Oil & Filters deal is still hard to beat in my eyes... £24.95 for 5 litres of oil, oil filter & air filter... Hard to go wrong really :!:


Seconded! :D Awesome value!