Oil Change, Which Oil do I use?

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V_senna

Discussion Starter
• Jul 28, 2008

• #1

My first Oil change since purchase, i know it says 15W50 in the Manual, but is that what I should stick to? or is Motul 10W40 fine?

 

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amb67

Discussion Starter
• Jul 28, 2008

• #2

Watchin this thread closely as I am due a service too and have severe clutch problems due to oil viscosity/drag.

Gonna do the jet at the same time.

 

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V_senna

Discussion Starter
• Jul 28, 2008

• #3

I'm pretty sure 15w50 is a thicker oil and used for hotter countrys, and 10W40 should be fine for use in the UK road and track use, just want someone to confirm this as I'm just making this up really lol.

 

BARCS1

Joined Jul 2007

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dudley,west mids

• Jul 28, 2008

• #4

irateI used fully synth for top up and kissed neutral goodbye,spoke to mechanic at speedaway and recommended a semi . Did full oil change and have had no probs since.I did stick with the recommended grade though just not the type,
Hope This helps..:thumbup:biggrin

 

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V_senna

Discussion Starter
• Jul 28, 2008

• #5

Cool i'll stick to 15W50 then and go for Semi should be alright

 

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LEGS

Discussion Starter
• Jul 29, 2008

• #6

15w50 semi synthetic is the correct oil specification as recommended by Aprilia. Here's 2 quality oils as examples

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo.aspx?catRef=538792#

http://www.whitedogbikes.com/cgi-bin/ccp51/cp-app.cgi?pg=prod&ref=rock_oil_guardian_sigma_15w50

 

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carbon kid

Discussion Starter
• Jul 29, 2008

• #7

Silkolene Comp 4 for me --50k miles nae probs. Tho I change it every 3k
CK

 

AusRSV

Joined May 2008

2K Posts | 0+

Northern Territory AUSTRALIA

• Jul 29, 2008

• #8

MOTUL 5100 semi-synth blend 15-50W here...never had clutch slip and selects neutral no dramas

I will add that i'm in the tropics..so pretty much over 30 deg. C everyday...never had oil cooling or engine cooling problems with
MOTUL 5100.

 

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agreat1

Joined Oct 2007

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cumbria

• Jul 29, 2008

• #9

i'm using silkolene 10-40 semi
is this a problem, should i be worried, i've just changed it last week, everything seems fine, no clutch slip etc
starting can be a bit laboured thopugh, would oil affect this??

 

heroblob

Joined Jan 2008

600 Posts | 0+

Essex

• Jul 29, 2008

• #10

No AG1, the oil you are using is slightly thinner less viscous at ambient than the 15/50 so there will be less drag for starting.

 

Sabre

Joined Feb 2008

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Devon

• Jul 29, 2008

• #11

Same as Carbon Kid - but half the mileage,

 

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V_senna

Discussion Starter
• Jul 29, 2008

• #12

AusRSV said:

MOTUL 5100 semi-synth blend 15-50W here...never had clutch slip and selects neutral no dramas

I will add that i'm in the tropics..so pretty much over 30 deg. C everyday...never had oil cooling or engine cooling problems with
MOTUL 5100.

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Im a Motul fan myself, thats what i was gona go for, was planning to change it every 2000 miles atleast, as I do 1 or 2 trackdays a month.

But thats good news, i'll go for the motul 5100 15w50 then, cheers!

 

AusRSV

Joined May 2008

2K Posts | 0+

Northern Territory AUSTRALIA

• Jul 30, 2008

• #13

Not sure what it will cost you in your neck of the woods...? I pay AU $55.oo for 4 Litres..perfect for the change. :thumbup

 

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V_senna

Discussion Starter
• Jul 30, 2008

• #14

AusRSV said:

Not sure what it will cost you in your neck of the woods...? I pay AU $55.oo for 4 Litres..perfect for the change. :thumbup

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£15 for 4 Litres, Trade price for me :eatcorn

 

AREESSMILL

Joined Aug 2008

3K Posts | 0+

Brittany France

• Oct 6, 2008

• #15

Being a lazy git how much oil does the aprilia take (RSV 2000)

 

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TTrouble

Joined Sep 2008

397 Posts | 0+

• Oct 6, 2008

• #16

Motul is £4.72 a litre here, just bought some..

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-6539-st...lubricant-for-bikes-technosynthese-ester.aspx

 

MonkeyDog

Joined Sep 2008

236 Posts | 3+

Donington

• Oct 6, 2008

• #17

AREESSMILL said:

Being a lazy git how much oil does the aprilia take (RSV 2000)

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3.5 litres without filter change, 3.7 litres with it, or so it says in the manual

 

supertedlover

Joined Mar 2008

3K Posts | 0+

Lincolnshire

• Oct 7, 2008

• #18

carbon kid said:

Silkolene Comp 4 for me --50k miles nae probs. Tho I change it every 3k
CK

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:stupid

 

Sprocker

Joined Oct 2010

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Pontefract

• Oct 7, 2008

• #19

supertedlover said:

:stupid

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:stupid Silkolene comp 4 15w/50