Bandit OIL

[GSF BANDIT]

OK People

What the best Oil I can put in my 650 Bandit ?

[Billy Bandit]

I use Putoline Force 4 semi synthetic 10w/40 it costs me £20 inc oil filter

[Dan the Man]

Told you I was useless at the tech stuff. Was just about to write an (un)witty comment but then thought "how does that actually work".

Can someone explain to me briefly the deal with oil in engines?
Not that I'd want to, but why couldn't you use veg/sunflpwer/peanut or just any old oil in a bike?

Don't laugh, but to someone who's never had it explained properly, I'll consider myself in the know after someone has explained it to me.

[delboy]

I use Millers 10w 40 semi synthetic oil, i dont pay for bike specific oil cause its a rip off. No need for all that adatives ya pay through the nose for, ya are not using the bike for racing so no need. I do this haven taken advice from Millers oil technical dept. Cost me a tenner a gallon

[figaro]

I will need to get that address from you delboy will be needing oil at end of next month.


figaro

[keat]

I use 10w 40 semi synthetic, from my local mororspares.
Any brand, it doesn't matter, so long as it meets spec.

Just make sure it meets SF or SG spec or greater.. H, I, J etc.

The Suzuki handbook states "Use a premium quality, 4 stroke motor oil"

Don't fall for the "Motor Bike Oils are different to Car oils" rubbish.
If there was a difference, it would say so in the Owners manual.

For the price of it at the motor spares, I change it every couple of thousand miles.
A 1200 takes 3300ml, so a gallon of engine oil is good for 2 changes and a few topups.

[belf666]

I use Putoline Force 4 semi synthetic 10w/40 it costs me £20 inc oil filter

I got the same deal the other day at a shop on canal rd
in Bradford with an no name filter(but its this comp that make the original
filters)

[delboy]

Figaro, i bought a 25 litre drum of oil off evilbay paid 49.99 plus 9.99 post was here in 3 days, that will last me a couple of years i rekon. It was Millers 10w 40 Trident semi synthetic.

[KARLB]

when changin oil do have to do out differnt than just drain it as the oil is in the radiator will it just drain then wen news in pump back through?

[cham]

just take out sump plug and drain.oil cooler will refill on startup.

[KARLB]

THANKS M8 AS U CAN TELL ITS MY FIRST BIKE DONE LOADS OF CARS NOT BIKES WILL DO SERVICE ON IT MONDAY ALTHOUGH BIT SCARED OF TAKING TANK OFF TO DO PLUGS AND AIR FILTER ITS REALLY SHITE TO WARM UP IM GUESSING AIR FILTER ANT BEEN CHANGED FOR ALONG TIME QUITE SUPRISED HOW MUCH SPARK PLUGS WAS £30 BUT AT LEAST I KNOW ITS DONE THEN THNX

[Shatterstar]

I have had loads of bikes, there straight forward to work on most of the time. just take your time and dont rush.