blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Read some of the many 'why use it' threads and you'll find out 
Basically the cheapest mineral oil you can find....End of thread
Basically the cheapest mineral oil you can find....End of thread
one that's cat friendly ..
CASTROL POWER 1 SCOOTER 2T
( Castrol Power 1 Scooter 2T : Castrol Moto )
compatible with cats
shampoo 'n rinse at high temps
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CASTROL POWER 1 SCOOTER 2T
( Castrol Power 1 Scooter 2T : Castrol Moto )
compatible with cats
shampoo 'n rinse at high temps
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Singvogel
Well-Known Member
What he said.
Read some of the many 'why use it' threads and you'll find out
Basically the cheapest mineral oil you can find....End of thread
Would that include Castrol 'R' cause I got five gallons of the stuff
Soloby Rob
Banned
Would that include Castrol 'R' cause I got five gallons of the stuff
Get on a vintage bike racing forum and flog it at a good price.
Don't waste it in yer diesel tank.
Grayo
Active Member
:5biagree: Halfords for me as well. Garden machinery 2 stroke mineral oil. About £6 a litre.
Get on a vintage bike racing forum and flog it at a good price.
I've had it about ten years so it'll be useless now I have been told.
I think its the 'new' stuff called CASTROL R40 not sure if its mineral or synthetic, have to look on the lables tomorrow, i've been putting the odd half gallon in the Disco tank
IndiTd4
Well-Known Member
Comma TST5L 5L Two Wheel 2 Stroke Mineral Motor Oil
Nice and Green...have a search around for it as there are
offers in different places, I got mine on offer at £20.14
including P&P..
= 4.028 ppl
Cheapest today is;
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/261026762034?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y
£4.39 ppl
Nice and Green...have a search around for it as there are
offers in different places, I got mine on offer at £20.14
including P&P..
= 4.028 ppl
Cheapest today is;
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/261026762034?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y
£4.39 ppl
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Soloby Rob
Banned
Has anyone compared the extra cost against the supposed merits of this using 2t oil in diesel nonsense ???
Oh! and what size tyres should I be using, biggerer the betterer please.
Oh! and what size tyres should I be using, biggerer the betterer please.
castrol - r
one vintage motor forum mentions that it's unstable if left in the oil sump
for longer than 6 months ..
no mention regarding sealed containers ..
http://www.castrol.com/liveassets/b...NG/local_assets/downloads/r/R30_40_M_B861.pdf
( although it don't inform what it might do when mixed with diesel )
one vintage motor forum mentions that it's unstable if left in the oil sump
for longer than 6 months ..
no mention regarding sealed containers ..
http://www.castrol.com/liveassets/b...NG/local_assets/downloads/r/R30_40_M_B861.pdf
( although it don't inform what it might do when mixed with diesel )
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
Has anyone compared the extra cost against the supposed merits of this using 2t oil in diesel nonsense ???
Oh! and what size tyres should I be using, biggerer the betterer please.
OK - here's some more nonsense for you.
If I get 36mpg, just for example - thats 8 miles per litre, near enough.
250ml of 2-Stroke costs £1 - the same as 2/3 a litre of diesel.
Therefore if in addition to the quiteness and the smoothness I can get an extra 8 miles from a tankful - then I've broke even - I think - but I should have done these calculations 2 Vodka & Tonics ago!
Brain is now on auto-pilot.
Oh! and if you fit 100mm spacers and cut away the wheel arches you can fit the front wheels and tyres off a Volvo F12 Globetrotter - I think.
DD3
New Member
Back in the day we used Bel Ray in our 2 stroke motor bikes for the smell of it - and we used to race down the A2 to the Little Chef. Ha ha, not helpful but those were the days!!!
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
As long as it's mineral based and not synthetic or semi-synthetic it will be fine.
They nearly all say low-ash, mineral based somewhere on the label - usally in pretty small print though as the synthetic stuff is seen as 'better'. Which it is if you really have a 2-Stroke motor.
I like the idea of having green as there can be confusion with red-diesel if the customs dudes dip the tank.
Tesco, Asda, all the big supermarkets have their own brands and i'm sure there is nothing to pick and choose between them.
For convenience I buy several of the little 250ml bottles from Halfrauds.
With a trade card they work out cheaper than anywhere else.
Halfrauds strange discount policy doesn't give you any discount off the 1litre bottles so 4 X 250ml is actually cheaper.
It's not so difficult to get a trade card - you just need to be wearing oil-stained overalls and have dirty hands.
If questioned you just say thet you are self-employed and newly starting up in business.
They nearly all say low-ash, mineral based somewhere on the label - usally in pretty small print though as the synthetic stuff is seen as 'better'. Which it is if you really have a 2-Stroke motor.
I like the idea of having green as there can be confusion with red-diesel if the customs dudes dip the tank.
Tesco, Asda, all the big supermarkets have their own brands and i'm sure there is nothing to pick and choose between them.
For convenience I buy several of the little 250ml bottles from Halfrauds.
With a trade card they work out cheaper than anywhere else.
Halfrauds strange discount policy doesn't give you any discount off the 1litre bottles so 4 X 250ml is actually cheaper.
It's not so difficult to get a trade card - you just need to be wearing oil-stained overalls and have dirty hands.
If questioned you just say thet you are self-employed and newly starting up in business.
