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Can anyone tell me the correct / best oil for a gsxr 1000 k6?ta muchly
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Give Shirlaws a call, they are experts on engine oil! :2up
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Pretty sure it's 10w40. . .

Here's the owners manual, would look through it for you but the alcohol is stopping me :oops
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got a manual at home but offshore at the moment so wanting to order it via the net for when i come home
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oneeyefrail wrote:Can anyone tell me the correct / best oil for a gsxr 1000 k6?ta muchly
Try the owners manual ? :deal
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RK6 wrote:Pretty sure it's 10w40. . .

Here's the owners manual, would look through it for you but the alcohol is stopping me :oops
The print is quit small in the manual but it does look like it is 10w 40 and you will need 3 litres for an oil change and about 3.5 litres for an oil and filter change. Hope this helps :2up
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Graeme wrote:
oneeyefrail wrote:Can anyone tell me the correct / best oil for a gsxr 1000 k6?ta muchly
Try the owners manual ? :deal
as it says above....im offshore...manuals onshore :confused
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oneeyefrail wrote:
Graeme wrote:
oneeyefrail wrote:Can anyone tell me the correct / best oil for a gsxr 1000 k6?ta muchly
Try the owners manual ? :deal
as it says above....im offshore...manuals onshore :confused
Click on "Here's" in my original post! :2up
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use 10 /40 semi sympathetc. i use it in every thing even cooking
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SugR1 wrote:use 10 /40 semi sympathetc. i use it in every thing even cooking
Remind me never to get a chip butty from Gus :log :log :log :log
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ya high cholesterol or should i say castrol an tast well a bit like a fooket yama :log :log
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[quote="RK6"]Pretty sure it's 10w40. . .

Here's the owners manual, would look through it for you but the alcohol is stopping me :oops[/quc


cheers min :2up
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can't get any discount but here's a link to castrol's engine oil recommendation chart
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/extended ... Id=7046687

just scroll down to the bike selector drop downs
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