Good 2 stroke oil and the cheapest place to buy in Wellington?

**jimdaworm** · 28th June 2005, 21:25

Can someone recommend a good brand of 2 stroke oil and where the cheapest place to buy it would be?? Basically if it will make a difference I will buy more expensive but I don´t want to ´burn´ my money

Oh yeah and its for a Rge150 1998 model. (I read somewhere today the 2000 models are much more likely to blow up)

**Motu** · 28th June 2005, 21:44

I'd recomend Yamalube as the best oil for the best price...but you own a Suzuki - sorry 'bout that.Silkolene for me,but you won't like the price.

**jimdaworm** · 28th June 2005, 21:59

I guess you don´t like Suzuki´s

I guess I want the best for the money and somthing that is decent quality

**zeRax** · 28th June 2005, 22:25

its all about the money honey

**jimdaworm** · 29th June 2005, 07:57

But how do I know if its worth spending the money or not?

**Motu** · 29th June 2005, 08:43

You'll know you haven't bought an up to the job oil when your motor seizes,so it pays to err on the side of caution.All the oil you buy off the shelf will be up to the task,if you want better quality you will have to pay for better quality - it's the way the world works.The Yamalube is semi synthetic and is one of the best oils you can get for your dollar,and it's good enough for Yamaha,they won't recomend a crap oil for their bikes and then put their name on the brand.You could also try mower shops,the chainsaw manufacturers also market quality oils with their brand name on.

**MSTRS:Me** · 29th June 2005, 09:12

2 stroke oils?? Having just got a little RD50 for buckets I will be needing that stuff from time to time. Can anyone tell me whether marine 2 stroke oil is any good in a m/c (I have 2 litres of the stuff & no boat)

**Mooch** · 29th June 2005, 09:37

Originally Posted by jimdaworm

But how do I know if its worth spending the money or not?

I ran a Kr1 250 two stroke for many years many using semi-syn oils. (mainly Mobil as you can get it at most service stations)
I got caught short one day and ended up putting in a run of the mill BP 2 stroke.
The bike seized about 300 kms after the top up. Can't say it was the cheaper oil, but $4k after a rebuild I put nothing but the best in after that. Let common sense be the judge.

**MrMelon** · 29th June 2005, 09:44

Shell VSX is pretty good stuff. It's $55-60 for a 4 litre bottle and it's fully synthetic so it's pretty good value.

**Motu** · 29th June 2005, 10:20

Originally Posted by MSTRS

2 stroke oils?? Having just got a little RD50 for buckets I will be needing that stuff from time to time. Can anyone tell me whether marine 2 stroke oil is any good in a m/c (I have 2 litres of the stuff & no boat)

Outboard oil is usualy run at 100:1 premix,I think the viscosity is too thick for injection,but should be ok at say 33:1 to 50:1.

**MSTRS:Me** · 29th June 2005, 10:34

Ran it as a premix in an Evinrude 70 @ 50:1. Oil is Evinrude/Johnson 'smokeless'
XD25 - exceeds NMMA TC-W, TC-W11 & TC-W3, - whatever all that means

**k14** · 29th June 2005, 10:39

Originally Posted by MrMelon

Shell VSX is pretty good stuff. It's $55-60 for a 4 litre bottle and it's fully synthetic so it's pretty good value.

Yep supposed to be pretty good, been running it in my race bike and haven't had any problems, I know a couple of other 125 racers use it aswell. Not too heavy on the pocket either.