Yeh gulf is a good oil.Racoon is using it.


Long time back i was using Shell petrol and my engine noise increased.I don not know why.I used their unleaded petrol only.Anyway even if it did not make my engine CRY i will never use shell it hires mercenary's and kills people who oppose it.It is destroying nigeria by polluting it.Even CNN reported it.

Amnesty Blames Shell for Oil Pollution Cover Ups in Nigeria | NowPublic News Coverage

BBC NEWS | Africa | Will Shell payout change Nigeria Delta?

Yeh, Gulf 10W30 has been really good to my CBZ-x. Outperforms the Idemitsu HH oil anyday! And cost is nearly the same (Rs. 200) and last around as long too.

And the Castrol crap (Power 1) cost around Rs. 300?! Amazing how people buy it!

Castrol = average, overpriced products with minimal tech detail and maximum marketing hype (of the weasel variety).

Sarban, really sick to hear about Shell's doings... but its only with Shell that it seems you can be assured about petrol quality. Almost all the PSU bunks cheat on quality and quantity. The service and crafty attendents are another issue. So here, I'm forced to use only Shell and one BPCL COCO. Everything else I'v tried does not match up. Even filling up air at other places is risky... they are almost always inaccurate.

i notice a problem wen i brake using front disc...if the road is uneven while i feel the uneveness very badly in my handlebars....it seems like wobbling according to undulations...while riding in proper roads i dont feel the same...
i ve changed fork tube,oil springs,fork oil and racer cone set....it was fine for 2 days and again the problem started..
will it take time for the new racer cone to get set?plz help me guys.....

Isin't the motul 300v is 5w40 grade..?

that is really bad by the shell guys ..

and which among motul and petronas is better ?? ?

motul fully synthetic and petronas sprinta .. ? ? wrt cbz .the respective grades .. either 10w30 , 10w40 or 5w40

YeP the one i currently use Is 5W but the 10W will last a little longer.

Motul 300V will be my pick if the price is not a concern.I hear valentino rossi uses it.

X=??
Does motul have leakage issues i guess

Go for Gulf 10W30...for CBZ-X recommended grade is 10W30 API SJ, JASO MA/MA2.

It all depends on how other feel about it. I would not stick to Sprinta, I was just experimenting on my bike. As I already said, There is no considerable difference. Rather stick to HH oils.

I am thinking of trying 5W40 once and conclude my experimentation.

Did not took from Hydbiker....but it came from him.

he he...

BTW, the Gulf Pride in both its avatars (10W30 and 20W40) is good oil.

^^^ But strangely it seems the 10W30 is labelled semi-synth and the 20W40 isn't.

The 10W 30 is the grey and blue bottle isnt it? is the price same as that of 20w 40?

hey anybody from ahmedabad can tell me where can i get elf 10w30 engine oil!!
Plz mention shop's name and its area!!!

Its a greyish bottle. IIRC, there is a small price difference between the two.

My Achiever completed 400 kms, I am running in city traffic 60% and 40% I am deliberately taking the bike during mid-night hrs. to give the bike decent/fair run-in on open roads with almost nil traffic (mostly 4th & 5th gear 40-45 kmph speed). I found mileage to be precisely at 51.25 kmpl (speed)...avg speed I guess should be about 30kmph.

Some Downsides :
1. I found trip meter spring is gone, luckily it works accurately and 000.0 can be set by rotating the knob (it doesn't go to 000.0 automatically by spring action)
2. The idle speed is somewhat moody goes to 1600 in the morning, and 1400 in the afternoon but most of the times it remains at 1400. At 1600 engine 'sputters' but doesn't switch off.
3. I was used used to Ambi's DC, at low rpm on Achiever , we can't see road properly, but I'm getting used.
5. Rear brake is yet to come to life (going to do some hard brakings deliberately from hereafter)

Upsides : Awesome refinement, very smooth gear shifts, no vibes, Engine goes into sleeping mode at 45kmph 5th gear @ about 3300 rpm.(you can do meditation). Bike feels torquey, bike has segment best LET of Max.Torque@5000 rpm !! I'm loving my bike !!