Personally I always use Putoline (do you hear that Putoline, now send me some free stuff!!)

Putoline have two 4-stroke ranges - Syntech 4 (road bikes) and Off-road 4, (yes, you guessed it...) but I reckon they are pretty much the same stuff, just a different picture on the sticker...

If you are going to go 6000 miles between oil and filter changes, I'd go with off-road4/syntech4 PLUS version (that is with added 'ester tech' nonsense), if you change around 3000-4000 miles, the regular off-road4/syntech4 would be fine I'm sure... both versions are fully synthetic... and you'll save a bit of money forfeiting the ester tech additives...

I'd say in a bike with relatively long service intervals, it pays to use good quality (synthetic) oil that is less likely to break down over an extended period.

FWIW. in my XR400 (where I change the oil every 1000 miles), I usually use their regular DX4 ('synthetic fortified') oil...

While the WR450, which again has frequent oil changes, I use the regular off-road4 - after all, those little ester techs would never get a chance to do their business with an oil change every other day!

Bikes of Brighton (Preston Road) sell Putoline, and usually have all the variants in stock...

Tell 'em I sent you, and they will probably run screaming in fear of someone else asking for a discount... but they will look after you...

J xx

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