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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    i ended up using spectro heavy duty primary chaincase oil.
    After you said it was for a 60's Kawasaki I did some research in some old British Bike mags and came up with the correct period oil.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    After you said it was for a 60's Kawasaki I did some research in some old British Bike mags and came up with the correct period oil.
    So by that logic, does a Ducati need virgin olive oil?

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    Yes, but because of leaks you will always need extra virgin olive oil
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    Yes, but because of leaks you will always need extra virgin olive oil
    Yea but it wont be a virgin for long with you lot around.

    What about good old motor oil? It won't be multigrade for ever but it will work ok. Espcially if its JASO rated for jap clutches.

    Mobil 1 always used to work well in my old car gear boxes when they called for a 30 weight oil. Its very shear stable. But not for wet clutches.

    ATF would be worth a try. But again might be a bit slippery for a wet clutch.

    Not that I know fuck all about engineering or oils.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flip View Post

    ATF would be worth a try. But again might be a bit slippery for a wet clutch.

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    Automatic gearboxes have lots of clutch plates in 'em mate. It's great for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Automatic gearboxes have lots of clutch plates in 'em mate. It's great for them.
    yeah mate ,like you've said we used it in 2T gearboxes in the olden days. (remember push starts ? clutches worked fine)
    I used it often in forks as well, in some things.

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    That's all fine and dandy if the clutch lives in the engine/gearbox but the Kawasaki in the original post is a separate gearbox...as you were.

    ATF in forks...suppose if you have no fork oil....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    That's all fine and dandy if the clutch lives in the engine/gearbox but the Kawasaki in the original post is a separate gearbox...as you were.

    ATF in forks...suppose if you have no fork oil....
    Fully appreciate that. But like your forks comment, the conversation has drifted all over the place. Which is fine by me.

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    Penrite do a reasonable number of oils to suit completely obsolete machinery, like the close to 100 year old stuff my old man has in his garage.

    If you want a 30 weight oil for your gearbox, ignoring the bollocks about how much better oil is now and remembering it was designed for the oil that existed when it was made, it still exists.

    http://www.penriteoil.com.au/product...sae-30-mineral
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    ATF in forks...suppose if you have no fork oil....
    It's probably recommended for your Darmah, it was for my MHR
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    A work associate imports used bikes from Japan. When this thread came up I asked him if he knew of any W1s on offer. Ha came back with pics of a low mileage (9200km) original W1 being auctioned later that day - suggested it would go for around $NZ10000 .
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    A work associate imports used bikes from Japan. When this thread came up I asked him if he knew of any W1s on offer. Ha came back with pics of a low mileage (9200km) original W1 being auctioned later that day - suggested it would go for around $NZ10000 .
    I was talking with my mate who has bought quite a few Japanese Import Ducatis from a guy down your way.
    Whats the story as you see pics with yards and warehouses full of them in various stages of decay.
    Over a couple of beers concluded there must be a team there who find good ones, some that need some work, and ones together from piles of junk.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    A work associate imports used bikes from Japan. When this thread came up I asked him if he knew of any W1s on offer. Ha came back with pics of a low mileage (9200km) original W1 being auctioned later that day - suggested it would go for around $NZ10000 .
    except it's a W2

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    except it's a W2
    There were other pics. This is one of them. Wikipedia suggests that the W1SS was built from 1968 and had twin mikunis
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    I was talking with my mate who has bought quite a few Japanese Import Ducatis from a guy down your way.
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    Is the importer a Saffer?
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