Oil use on a CBR1000

**SixPackBack** · 17th March 2006, 22:03

Originally Posted by Sensei

....after nearly 24k my sook never changes oil level, hardly darkens the oil!

Dude mine has 40k on the clock doesn't move from full mark in 5000 - 6500 K oil changes . still is light brown when dropped out . People change from Mineral to quickly with new bikes mine didn't get Semi-Sin put into it till over 10,000ks .[/quote]

Yup those GIXXERS are better than sex with a teenage prostitute on E [ course i dont know

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**miSTa** · 18th March 2006, 06:09

Originally Posted by Korumba

The longer I leave my bike the more the oil drops in the sight glass...after one day its full,after 3 days it drops to about half and more than a week to 1/4..but it comes back after a run and stays full untill day 2 and starts to drop again!!!!

Yes indeed, it's a pretty good party trick.

However, yours is slower than mine.

**imdying** · 18th March 2006, 11:40

Dunno much about Hondas build quality, but when the litre bikes are side by side, the Honda sure looks the 'most expensive'. Yummy details like that gorgeus swingarm, if the build quality isn't there, it sure doesn't look it.

**Finn** · 18th March 2006, 16:22

Did the Coro loop today and just checked it. Fine, didn't use a drop. I must have miss-read the glass indicator and then overfilled it - dumbass.

Okay so what's the best oil to use?

**bugjuice** · 18th March 2006, 16:26

do you stand the bike upright (pull it off the side stand) when you check? You know that glass indicator is for when the bike is effectively on a pit stand and level, not lent over on the kick stand...

**Finn** · 18th March 2006, 16:31

Originally Posted by bugjuice

do you stand the bike upright (pull it off the side stand) when you check? You know that glass indicator is for when the bike is effectively on a pit stand and level, not lent over on the kick stand...

If I did check it while it was on the sidestand I certainly wouldn't admit it here! Nah, I've got a pit stand. Don't know what I did wrong.

**Mr Skid** · 18th March 2006, 16:51

Originally Posted by Finn

Okay so what's the best oil to use?

Castor bean oil.

**Finn** · 18th March 2006, 17:30

Originally Posted by Mr Skid

Castor bean oil.

Doesn't that make it backfire?

**Toast** · 19th March 2006, 08:36

Originally Posted by Finn

Yeah, I warmed it up first then let is settle for a few minutes before filling. Did the same once I topped it up.

Warming the bike up should make the oil level in the sight glass drop, 'cos it's all circulating around instead of sitting down there.

Overfilling is a big, big no-no. In my younger days (ok I'm still in my younger days, but have learnt now), I overfilled my CBR250 by about 2 litres, thinking that 'cos the stuff just kept going in, it needed more...ooops, it wouldn't rev past 13k rpm no matter how hard you twisted the throttle, and was overheating like crazy...and was like this the whole way from Akl to Rotorua. stuck the bike on its side and drained the excess out of the same hole it went in to, and she ran like a dream for the next 20,000 kms...bullet proof little bikes.

**Lou Girardin** · 20th March 2006, 11:40

Originally Posted by Finn

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Okay so what's the best oil to use?

Mobil Racing 4T $67.00 inc for 4 litres. Cheapest synth bike oil around.
I think the car version is factory fill for Porches.

**Blackbird** · 20th March 2006, 11:50

I used to use Mobil 4T racing but stopped using it 2 years ago as a safety precaution. It might have been perfectly ok but Honda don't actually recommend the use of full synthetics according to the UK Blackbird boys. Something to do with the possibility of some sort of deposits forming in oil galleries but I can't add more than this. Honda recommend semi-synthetics so I switched to Motul 5100 and have stuck with it for nearly 3 years.

**Fishy** · 20th March 2006, 12:31

I'm using Motul 5100 in mine. Finn you sure you weren't trying to check your oil while doing 220kph standups and on your cellphone?? it can be a bit distracting mate. Try it when the bike has stopped moving

**Finn** · 20th March 2006, 12:55

Originally Posted by Fishslayer

I'm using Motul 5100 in mine. Finn you sure you weren't trying to check your oil while doing 220kph standups and on your cellphone?? it can be a bit distracting mate. Try it when the bike has stopped moving

Mate, you must have me confused some other KBer. Only this weekend did I manage to keep both feet on the pegs while cornering.

**Finn** · 20th March 2006, 13:37

Originally Posted by bugjuice

do you stand the bike upright (pull it off the side stand) when you check? You know that glass indicator is for when the bike is effectively on a pit stand and level, not lent over on the kick stand...

Hey Bugjuice, there's an orange 636 that parks in my building everyday. Let me know if you ever need any parts.