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2 new Foldy out chairs for me & Frankie for our track days.
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Not in the post but went to Halfords today and picked up some part synthetic engine oil (halfords own). Will change the oil over when the new Reg/ Rec turns up.
It had a service around 2.5K miles ago so it ciuld do with getting changed again really. Then I would imagine soon it will need a 32k mile service so this oil will be good just for a freshen up
It had a service around 2.5K miles ago so it ciuld do with getting changed again really. Then I would imagine soon it will need a 32k mile service so this oil will be good just for a freshen up
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I buy their oil for Mrs G's car - it drinks it, doesn't matter if I buy good oil or cheap stuff, it gets consumed at the same rate, so the cheap stuff it is!Blade wrote:I didn't even know Halfords did their own brand of motorcycle oil tbh.
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I knew they did car oil but wasn't aware they had expanded into motorcycle oil. I wonder who makes the stuff for them ? Got to be one of the majors I would imagine.
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I've used Halfords stuff in a couple of cars and in a couple of bikes before. Seems pretty good stuff in my opinion. Maybe not the greatest but for a couple thou miles here and there can't be that bad surely!
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I'm a bit of brand snob and always go with what I know and trust, but totally agree its going to be fine especially for a few thousand miles. At the end of the day it's made to the same international and industry recognised standard and you can bet a penny to a pound its made for Halfords by one of the oil majors anyway.
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Yep, if it's got the JASO or API specs and they match what the engine manufacturer says it should be its good to go, I was always taught that the major difference between top brand oil and also-ran oil is the amount of additives that are put into it, anti-foam, lubricity etc etc, afaik it's the decent additives to the base oil that makes it expensive and normally better performing.Blade wrote:I'm a bit of brand snob and always go with what I know and trust, but totally agree its going to be fine especially for a few thousand miles. At the end of the day it's made to the same international and industry recognised standard and you can bet a penny to a pound its made for Halfords by one of the oil majors anyway.
A good point to remember is what an old boss of mine from years ago told me: "all the oils and filters for the fleet for a year aren't as much as one months parts bill". Puts it into perspective somewhat.
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I often ask the tech guy at opie oils what he recommends for a particular bike or car. Very knowledgeable and helpful people at opie oils and normally have some good promotions on too, so win win.
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Whàt a stripper jumping out of a giant birthday cake nice one Duke, happy birthday mate hope you had a cracker
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Haha great excuse for a early birthday pressie which you can forget about and then treat yourself to another...I know your game duke!!
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Nothing exciting but at least my rivet links have turned up
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