I know this has been briefly discussed on the forum before so please excuse me for posing the questions again. I know these issues are a matter of life and death and I'd really like to get the experts' opinion.
1. What oil should I use in my bike.
Please keep your replies on topic and no bitchy comments.
Dorsland, I dont know much about 1. and 2., but can offer some advice as to the the question of what oil to use. Without knowing what bike you ride and what result you are after I will offer you the options I normally consider:
a) You ride a thumper with stock seat and rear suspension, with tyres pumped to 2.5 bar, and are planning a long tar trip
-> use Arnica oil - it will permeate through the whole bike, smooth out the vibrations, massage your ass while you ride and you will finish the ride feeling like a young man just returning from the massage parlour
b) You are over 50, and your bike looks a little abused, with numerous surface scratches. Your skill is also not good enough to make the ladies look your way anymore
-> use Bio Oil - it will work its way all over, magically smoothing out wrinkles and other saggy parts, while also removing scratches from the bike, leaving both of you looking 10 years younger
c) You ride a super expensive bike, kinda want a new bike already again, money is no issue for you, but your wife might think it unnecessary and withhold a bit of love at home
-> use Pr*long oil - this way you are supporting clever entrepreneurs who can sell ice to eskimos, and when engine blows while demonstrating to your mates how you can actually drain the oil and keep riding through the 40deg Tankwa heat you can at least educate the other people around you, also having a legitimate excuse to buy a new bike
Side note - oil readily transfer properties of mechanical parts it has previously come into contact with:
-> oil from a Land Rover will make your bike sick as well, causing a permanent discharge and making you the centre of all jokes forevermore
-> oil from a Ferrari, Land Cruiser, etc will make your bike better
Good luck with the work, and let me know it worked out for you after lockdown