If you don't want the history.
https://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/mc-4st-5w-40-100-pao-ester
So ages ago, when most of you were still in Nappies (Diapers for you 'Mericans) I decided I would stop my habit of using Motul and go on a hunt, as men do.
I slowly went mad in Oil forums, where I learnt that everything was awesome, especially Purple stuff, Learnt what base oils were from that BOB guy, read more stuff and decided for my sanity I would just try some German Stuff. I mean it seems to be great in BMW's right..
So I bought some FUCHS. Not motorbike oil, and the Tenere didn't explode, clutch slip or anything, it had a JASO MA rating and worked fine and the oil was just as good as the 5100 in the bike. Even lasted about the same and was cheaper. After a chat to the tech guy at FUCHS, turns out the Marketing on the bottle was a bit misleading, bit it was no worse than anything I used before. It was a semi Synthetic Grp II/III blend with a splash of PAO.
My gear change-ometer was telling me that it was done at 6000Km about the same as the MOTUL 5100. So next change I went to get some more only to find it was on special.
Talking to the store Owner it seems his customers thought it was Chinese oil and thought that the price was too high. Ok so I live in an area full of racists, but I scored 5 packs of good German oil for bugger all.
Many Km later that oil was not being sold anymore. So I just tried the Mobil 4T. My S10 didn't like that stuff at all. Vibes, Clunky Shifts etc. Felt like 6000Km old FUCHS straight out of the gate. Allegedly great stuff but not in my bike.
More homework. So now I knew the basics of how to read CAS Numbers Off SDS Sheets. So I found a few people who dared publish full specs on the oil.
One of them was Penrite. So I decided to try their top level stuff in my Baby. AWESOME!!
So my bike wasn't falling apart after all. Feels like a new bike. So give this stuff a go. I would be interested in others experiences. Now I am not saying that its the only good stuff out there and it isn't some trendy colour , just plain old oil colour, but its still awesome. I still don't know why it makes a difference technically. I still don't have a clue why one oil would make a bike rough when another doesn't especially with a dry sump. Maybe it's just plain old slippery-er. I will update later based on feedback from my Gear Change-ometer or at 6000Km, see how it goes.
Just thought I would share.
https://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/mc-4st-5w-40-100-pao-ester
https://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/mc-4st-5w-40-100-pao-ester
So ages ago, when most of you were still in Nappies (Diapers for you 'Mericans) I decided I would stop my habit of using Motul and go on a hunt, as men do.
I slowly went mad in Oil forums, where I learnt that everything was awesome, especially Purple stuff, Learnt what base oils were from that BOB guy, read more stuff and decided for my sanity I would just try some German Stuff. I mean it seems to be great in BMW's right..
So I bought some FUCHS. Not motorbike oil, and the Tenere didn't explode, clutch slip or anything, it had a JASO MA rating and worked fine and the oil was just as good as the 5100 in the bike. Even lasted about the same and was cheaper. After a chat to the tech guy at FUCHS, turns out the Marketing on the bottle was a bit misleading, bit it was no worse than anything I used before. It was a semi Synthetic Grp II/III blend with a splash of PAO.
My gear change-ometer was telling me that it was done at 6000Km about the same as the MOTUL 5100. So next change I went to get some more only to find it was on special.
Talking to the store Owner it seems his customers thought it was Chinese oil and thought that the price was too high. Ok so I live in an area full of racists, but I scored 5 packs of good German oil for bugger all.
Many Km later that oil was not being sold anymore. So I just tried the Mobil 4T. My S10 didn't like that stuff at all. Vibes, Clunky Shifts etc. Felt like 6000Km old FUCHS straight out of the gate. Allegedly great stuff but not in my bike.
More homework. So now I knew the basics of how to read CAS Numbers Off SDS Sheets. So I found a few people who dared publish full specs on the oil.
One of them was Penrite. So I decided to try their top level stuff in my Baby. AWESOME!!
So my bike wasn't falling apart after all. Feels like a new bike. So give this stuff a go. I would be interested in others experiences. Now I am not saying that its the only good stuff out there and it isn't some trendy colour , just plain old oil colour, but its still awesome. I still don't know why it makes a difference technically. I still don't have a clue why one oil would make a bike rough when another doesn't especially with a dry sump. Maybe it's just plain old slippery-er. I will update later based on feedback from my Gear Change-ometer or at 6000Km, see how it goes.
Just thought I would share.
https://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/mc-4st-5w-40-100-pao-ester
