engine oil pricing

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  1. bonjo

    bonjo Active Member

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    Looking at stock piling for my next oil change, I have been shocked at the price increases over the past 12 months, Motul in particular.
    I have checked OPIE, SSBK, Ebay & amazon

    anyone elese noticed this?
     
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  2. CharlieR85

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    Yea I've seen the silkolene pro 4 creep up slowly this year or so. Now paying £49 for 4 litres delivered. I usually buy off ebay from M&P. Opie annoys me now because you need the 15% off and free delivery to get it down to "best price", whereas on ebay the best price is just there, no messing about.
     
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    I have a Halfords trade Card so I get 4l of Castrol Power 1 (fully sync) for £28. I normally do about 4 trackdays and then change it, good value for money at £28.
     
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  4. bonjo

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    gosh that's very low. You are making us all envious:(
     
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  5. Selmer50mark

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    Halford are doing some price drops on oil, just picked up 4 Lts of Castrol Power 1 Racing for £33.49.
    That'll do :)
     
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  6. LowSide76

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    Ive jsut ordered motul 7100 and oil filter for about 46 quid which i didnt think was bad
     
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    I’ve been looking into a company called smith and Allen, meet all the specs recommended for the blades and half the price
     
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    Nice find @Selmer50mark, order placed :)
     
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  9. NS400R

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    Get yourself a trade card if you can. You just need a “business card”. I’ve got one and I’m an accountant :eek: 83BFB1D1-CFEC-4C41-837A-545362EE208B.png
     
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  10. bonjo

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    castrol seems to be generally the cheapest of the big brand and Motul the most expensive

    I am tempted to give shell a try as they have a good spec + decent price

    Vavolin also seems goo value
     
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    What I will say based on running the NS for 35k miles, Castrol fully synth 2 stroke is seriously good stuff. Crank is very much like new as are pistons. Bear in mind 2 strokes suffer major wear compared to a 4 stroke
     
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    @NS400R I've tried a couple of times online to get a trade card but no success o_O next time I go to Halfords I'll try in-store
     
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    Get a tra
    Get a business card made up. Failing that, let me know what you want. I’ll order it and you can pick up locallly. ‘tis what I do with my daughter
     
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    I'll get some cards made up ;) ,,,, and thanks for the offer
     
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  15. Cal 07

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    Merry Christmas all. Just bought a 4litre plus 1 litre Motul for £22.27 and K and N oil filter for £9.16 plus free delivery from Sportsbike shop
    online.
     
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  16. Wayne Thomas

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    Myself and my uncle been using they’re oils for years. Excellent oil for the car and bike.
     
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    Good to hear, thanks mate
     
  18. Selmer50mark

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    Ok so I got a good deal on the oil :) but filter has gone up a few quid :rolleyes: . There is a filter removal wrench in the box now , probably why its gone up . How long have Honda filters been made in China,? o_O it's the first time noticed 20220111_175925.jpg 20220111_180119.jpg

    guess what I'm doing this Saturday :)
     

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  19. bonjo

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    I noticed a year ago the Honda OEM filter was no longer made by Honda!
    Check out my post in sports bike shop section.
    Mine was made in France, looks like Honda has expanded their suppliers.
    You just got to go with the flow as long as it is genuine
     
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    update
    I have ordered shell 4T ultra 10w40 £28 and will try it on my yam XTR.
    My pocket is not longer deep enough to pay for motul 300V range:(

    After some research, I have also come to the conclusion that 99% of synthetic/ full synthetic oil are now in fact GLT group III with synthetic additive giving a very good performance.
     

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