This,When it basically became common to use fully synthetic blends, with plenty of additives in. Mostly to meet the specifications for economy and emissions.
This,
The days of slapping any old brown greasy stuff in there are long gone. How much was that stuff?
basic service and MOT with oil change and new filter, check and adjust rear brakes, pollen filter, air filter and they filled my squirtees was £139
according to google the oil is £65 for 5 litres to me (dont know trade)
I can't remember exactly but sure that when working my last bulk oil order was sub £1.50 per litre when I ordered in 1000l delivery, not any good to anyone here but shows what mark up is out there.
I remember the days I used to change my own oil and filter. I used to be able to do it all in for under a tenner. Yes, this was going back a few years.
Yep gone are the days, spark plugs in the oven and WD 40 on the plug leads on a wet morning and on your back under the car with a grease gun every week, and the blessings of gun gum , radweld, and plastic putty -happy days ( not)
I had a pal who used to put his used oil through a series of micro filters and re-use it! You would be amazed how clean it looked after the treatment. I never had the bottle to do it but he said that he had seen it done on a commercial basis and just copied the principle!
I've seen something like these used on commercials with excellent reults.
13 bikes - I wish I had just one . . .I currently have 15 vehicles.... & an understanding wife..
13 motorcycles & 2 cars
Needless to say, I service them.
Yes, a 650 RE would probably suit me down to the ground. My best ever bike was a Norton 650 and my worst ever (by a long way) was the 1000 cc Aerial square four, which dates meBut do you WANT one?
I reckon you'd probably like one of the 650 Royal Enfields. Not hugely fast but handle well (for the type) and look like "proper" motorbikes.
Yes, a 650 RE would probably suit me down to the ground. My best ever bike was a Norton 650 and my worst ever (by a long way) was the 1000 cc Aerial square four, which dates me
But I repeat, I'm too old to fall off a bike, and have nowhere to keep it safe.
I had a pal who used to put his used oil through a series of micro filters and re-use it! You would be amazed how clean it looked after the treatment. I never had the bottle to do it but he said that he had seen it done on a commercial basis and just copied the principle!
I've seen something like these used on commercials with excellent reults.
Thought you lived on a farm - always somewhere to put a bike - lol
Honestly, 99% of people will never 'need' more than about 60hp on a bike...
Thats enough to get to 60 in about 4secs & the wrong side of 100
Everyone is too old to fall off...
I can ride the Autobahns at a steady 65mph and still get a little over 60mpg. Who actually needs to go faster except the great braindead who are mostly in the sky.
I worked in the mining industry and all plant was debris tested in the later years, not only cost savings but machine downtime was greatly reduced, as well as manshift savings.Large users of diesel engines such as the Railway system very rarely change the oil. After so many hours of running a sample of the oil is sent to their laboratory (It used to be in Derby) The oil is subject a detailed analysis where they find out if there are any 'nasties' floating about such as bearing metal and if they do that is notified to the company and they take action to rectify any wear. When you think that a large diesel engined Locomotive can take anything between 50 and 75 gallons of oil for a full change you can see the savings by not having oil changes at set intervals