Which oil to use?
With the pathetically low mileage I am doing I seem to hardly use any oil in Pepé! But I like to keep it topped up. I have always used a semi-synthetic oil in all the bikes and a 10w40 range oil. The manual isn't all that helpful: So having a look on the API website SH is a well out of date specification. I know the Rocket is getting on a bit in engine terms but SH is positively antediluvian in comparison! A bit more poking about on the various websites or forums it seems that Triumph shifted from Mobil to Castrol oils, Armed with a 25% off "friends and family" voucher from fellow Meldrew, Trevor Rice, I checked out the Halford's webpage. I have ordered Castrol Power 1 4T Motorcycle Engine Oil. It's £39 for four litres and I guess it's formulated for motorcycles. The 25% off makes it less painful. Not being an expert I have no idea whether the modern turbo car engine is more or less oil conscious than motorcycles! We were told in the 80's that motorcycl...