S2R 800 2005, Oil &Filter

[Fatal]

Hi all
Is this oil any good for my S2R 800
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-800-Monster-S2R-803cc-2005-K-N-Filter-4L-Fully-Synthetic-Oil-/300737456133?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item4605596805

or can any one recommend an easily available oil for my wet clutch S2R

Alan H

[pegboy]

Oil is a personal choice, some use Shell, Motul, I have always used Rock oil?

Personally i wouldn't use somehting like that but then I have never seen that brand before, not saying it's no good, just my two pence worth

[Funkatronic]

best go for semi synth from a more trusted brand imho as some fully synth oils can cause clutch slip in wet clutch bikes like yours

this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rock-Oil-Guardian-Motorcycle-Engine-Oil-Semi-Synthetic-10w40-JASO-MA2-4L-NEW-/251276741940?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item3a8142cd34)
or

you could also go for 15/50w if you ride hard

like this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rock-Oil-Guardian-Sigma-15w-50-Semi-Synthetic-4-Stroke-Motorcycle-Oil-4L-/310775709158?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item485bacfde6)

i hear good things about mogul too but never user personally

i have used rock-oil semi synth in my s2r800 for years without issues

K&N filters are good if your doing your own fitting as they have the integral nut for tightening (otherwise you need a tool to fit oem ducati filter without marking it)

[Darren69]

best go for semi synth from a more trusted brand imho as some fully synth oils can cause clutch slip in wet clutch bikes like yours

this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rock-Oil-Guardian-Motorcycle-Engine-Oil-Semi-Synthetic-10w40-JASO-MA2-4L-NEW-/251276741940?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item3a8142cd34)
or

you could also go for 15/50w if you ride hard

like this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rock-Oil-Guardian-Sigma-15w-50-Semi-Synthetic-4-Stroke-Motorcycle-Oil-4L-/310775709158?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item485bacfde6)

i hear good things about mogul too but never user personally

i have used rock-oil semi synth in my s2r800 for years without issues

K&N filters are good if your doing your own fitting as they have the integral nut for tightening (otherwise you need a tool to fit oem ducati filter without marking it)

As he said regarding fully synthetic oils can (so I had been told many years ago) cause clutch slip

[utopia]

I would say that you're probably ok to use that oil.
The JASO MA2 spec (which it has) is the important criteria for a wet clutch bike.
But having said that, I stick to the recommended shell advance ultra 4t myself, just to be on the safe side.
It can be had for about £28 for 4 litres delivered, off the internet.

The K&N oil filter is probably good, not only for the handy nut on the casing but also......
I saw a report some time ago where someone had cut one open and analysed it compared to a Ducati filter.
The K&N had a finer grade of filtration medium and a significantly larger area of it too, which (you would imagine) should give better performance.
.....though assumptions are always dangerous.
.....and oem filter spec may have changed since then.

I add one (or preferably three) of those high powered magnets to the filter casing, to suck out even more of the finer ferrous sludge.

[Fatal]

Gone with the rock oil option, many thanks for the replies

Alan H

[Darren69]

The K&N analysis that I've seen was on the TPO website:-

http://tpoparts.com/articles/oilfiltercompare.html