S2R 800 2005, Oil &Filter

Hi all
Is this oil any good for my S2R 800
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-800...item4605596805

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

Alan H

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
or

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

like this

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]

Originally Posted by 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
or

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

like this

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.

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