Castrol POWER1 R 40 Motorcycle Oil 1L

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I too remember the smell of burnt Castrol R, but that was back in the day when bikes were used every day, engines were regularly de-coked and ordinary oil was still found in pools oozing from the ground. Nowadays a flexible fibre optic device is used but in days of yore a sigmoidascope was used - simply a worryingly large diameter brass or stainless steel tube and a torch.

With the most appropriate and carefully balanced additive technology to provide the best protection and performance for classic engines, Castrol Classic Oils are your premium lubricant. Which when combined with a standard air cooled engine like what we have on a SOHC Bike, wouldn't there be piston seizures?

This may change if you run the R mix through an engine, have heard that burnt R residue can turn acidic if left for a while, not good for engine internals on an infrequently used bike ? Does anybody know where i can get some original castrol R racing oil from, i know that you can get an oil that smells similar but i don't want it just for the smell, back in the late 60's early 70's when i first started helping Greg Lawton and Dave Brierly with their 50cc race bikes, they swore by rebuilding their bikes using castrol R on everything and had very few problems with mechanical issues so i would like use it on my rebuilds. Sorry for my poor choice of adjective, I was purely using this term figuratively and should have chosen a more suitable description. e. mixed with the petrol, just to give it the distinctive aroma, but he uses mineral based oil in the oil tank. Castrol R 40 SAE 40 4T Racing Engine Oil is castor oil-based and for motorcycles and classic or racing applications.

do what you want but i advise anyone else not to dump castor oil into your four stroke fuel tank at any ratio,,especially if you just want to smell like roger decoster? It had been a little slow to build pressure from cold for a while but never displayed a pressure problem once running. Based in London Richard takes care of local deliveries personally and delivers across the UK and Europe. I have e-mailed Castrol to ask whether or not the sweet smelling oil 'Castrol R' can still be purchased and be used in modern bikes, I have pasted their reply below.

I too thought about using Castrol R, but I seem to remember that it does leave a lot of residue in carbs and after it’s burnt. On four-strokes where people use Castrol R in their crankcases I can see why they wouldn't mix, and this is where the warnings come in; but on the total-loss, burn the whole damn lot in the combustion chamber two-stroke, it seems not to matter. I understand the nostalgia, but wouldn't marvel mystery oil or seafoam in your gasoline do the same thing? It should not be used interchangeably with other engine oils - if you have any questions regarding its use then please get in touch with our technical team first.

per cent — was sufficient to confer its high film strength on the mix, and thus Wakefield Motor Oil (Castrol Brand) was born. Following which, on land and in the air, the litany of Castrol successes encompasses many of the most significant events in aviation and motoring history, including Britain’s winning of the Schneider Trophy three times in a row with the R J Mitchell designed, Rolls-Royce powered Supermarine S5, and most of the World Land Speed Records established during the highly competitive inter-war years. The story begins in 1899 when, having spent 15 years working for the London office of Vacuum Oil Company of Rochester, NY, later to metamorphose into Mobil, Charles Wakefield resigned his position as general manager and determined to strike out on his own.Aug 17, 2021 19:56:24 GMT 1 3tj6 said:A long time ago 1982, if my memory serves me i went to darley moor to watch bike racing for the first time , been into it ever since , the smell of castrol r was everywhere, can you still get it? Ahh, i used to own a hilux that ran great on veg oil, anyway i once used a petrol can that had remnants of veg oil in ( virtually none) and used it to fill my ktm 300.

However, I also can confirm that it does not mix with mineral oils, so is strictly for a clean, freshly built engine and box. Thinking of smells that I do find attractive and evocative I advised them to put a few dabs of castrol R behind their ears and then see the effect it would have on the male population. I now run it religiously in my rally car and it gives steadier pressure than the Millers CTV I ran before it.No issues that could be related to choice of oil, but when I tried Maxima is wasn't as easy to get hold of as it is now.