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Jolly Executioner Junior Member Offline Posts: 58 Waiuku, New Zealand Gender:	Oil in NZ 06/18/13 at 22:14:19 What oil do you fellow kiwis use? Is the redline worth the $45 a quart which I found on trademe? Cheers
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28661 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #1 - 06/18/13 at 23:22:36 Nuttin's worth $45 a quart... ... ...unless it cures cancer.... ...
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Jolly Executioner Junior Member Offline Posts: 58 Waiuku, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #2 - 06/19/13 at 00:06:20 Yep $45 nzd which I believe would be around 35 usd.
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Cloudy Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 95 Gordonton, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #3 - 06/19/13 at 00:07:01 Bel-ray EXL 10w-40 Mineral for the S40 Motul 7100 10w-40 Full synthetic for the Speedmaster
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Re: Oil in NZ
Reply #4 - 06/19/13 at 04:08:15

Executioner, the favoured oil on this site is a Shell Rotella, which is hard to find in this country. Paykel engineering had it, but you had to buy a 60 litre drum. A similar product maybe Shell Rimula which I have seen in Super Cheap. The so called Oil Wars on this site appear to revolve around ZDDP a zinc additive which the American EPA has banned from most automotive oils. This additive is considered necessary for proper valve train lubrication by many on this site. Diesel oil has apparently a higher percentage of ZDDP than ordinary oil. At the risk of offending site members, the dealer still looks after my bike, although that may change over the next few months. As far as I'm aware a synthetic oil is used in my bike.

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apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #5 - 06/19/13 at 05:50:32 Wow, $45 a quart. Cycle Gear has it for $13.95 and often run specials where it is even cheaper. There are many online sellers with cheaper prices as well. Who knows whats on the bottom half of the world. http://www.cyclegear.com/CycleGear/Accessories/Oils/4-Stroke-Oil/Semi-Synthet...
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Re: Oil in NZ
Reply #6 - 06/19/13 at 13:01:00

Jolly Executioner wrote on 06/18/13 at 22:14:19:

What oil do you fellow kiwis use? Is the redline worth the $45 a quart which I found on trademe?

Cheers

I use this mate.
You an pick it up from here.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/other/auction-60492...
The ZDDP Oil Additive can be located here.
http://www.restosupplies.co.nz/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=zddp

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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #7 - 06/19/13 at 13:02:49 This is pricey but very very good.My bike is worth every penny.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #8 - 06/19/13 at 13:07:22 I mix a little Dino in as well.
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Cloudy Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 95 Gordonton, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #9 - 06/19/13 at 14:02:11 paulmarshall wrote on 06/19/13 at 13:02:49: This is pricey but very very good.My bike is worth every penny. Pricey? The Motul I use in the Speedmaster is $94.00 for 4 liters.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #10 - 06/19/13 at 14:04:51 Cloudy wrote on 06/19/13 at 14:02:11: paulmarshall wrote on 06/19/13 at 13:02:49: This is pricey but very very good.My bike is worth every penny. Pricey? The Motul I use in the Speedmaster is $94.00 for 4 liters. Pricey compared to the agricultural oil used in the US.
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Cloudy Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 95 Gordonton, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #11 - 06/19/13 at 14:19:55 Came across this interesting info online. Unsure if it has been shared before. Some of the comparison graphs are interesting. http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0310_oil/
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Jolly Executioner Junior Member Offline Posts: 58 Waiuku, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #12 - 06/19/13 at 16:44:23 Cheers guys, ill definitely be grabbing some of that Paul. And apache, the shipping is killer on oil from us to nz I have noticed.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #13 - 06/19/13 at 21:54:09 I run $13.00/ gallon Rotella -T Dino. Thats $3,25 / quart.
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wambr Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 610 Russia, Samara Gender:	Re: Oil in NZ Reply #14 - 06/20/13 at 05:49:47 Cloudy wrote on 06/19/13 at 00:07:01: Motul 7100 10w-40 Full synthetic for the Speedmaster I did not like to ride on Motul in my Savik(Savage) ....the engine is running too noisy and shifting hard...
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