Castrol R4 superbike engine oil for Honda Unicorn

devsus · 24th April 2006, 10:54

hello guys,
i want to change my honda unicorn stock engine oil with castrol R4 superbike engine oil, though this engine oil is not available in india ( seen on castrol india), but i will manage this....plz... tell me that this is possible or not...if possible then what benefit my bike will get.?

rider60 · 3rd May 2007, 23:59

whats the oil's grade?

v1p3r · 4th May 2007, 00:03

First check if it's the right grade.

Second, all SBK oils these days are fully synthetic. You may not really need it, and if your bike isn't run in yet, you really shouldn't.

Third, this is not xbhp, we don't plug Castrol. Shop around, there's Motul (which Bangalore swears by), Elf (do they do bikes specifically?) and I'm sure Idemitsu does a number for Honda as well.

yogesh sarkar · 4th May 2007, 03:44

What benefits are you hoping to achieve by doing this?

jkdas · 4th May 2007, 10:43

dude get Motul 300V

How much did they quote R4 for? 500/lit? and

after a bit of google..its 5W40. So dont buy it . Go for Motul 300V if you can afford 500rs/lit

24th April 2006, 10:54	#1
devsus BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: ajmer Posts: 70 Thanked: 0 Times	Castrol R4 superbike engine oil for Honda Unicorn hello guys, i want to change my honda unicorn stock engine oil with castrol R4 superbike engine oil, though this engine oil is not available in india ( seen on castrol india), but i will manage this....plz... tell me that this is possible or not...if possible then what benefit my bike will get.?
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3rd May 2007, 23:59	#2
rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,620 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	whats the oil's grade?
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4th May 2007, 00:03	#3
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	First check if it's the right grade. Second, all SBK oils these days are fully synthetic. You may not really need it, and if your bike isn't run in yet, you really shouldn't. Third, this is not xbhp, we don't plug Castrol. Shop around, there's Motul (which Bangalore swears by), Elf (do they do bikes specifically?) and I'm sure Idemitsu does a number for Honda as well.
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4th May 2007, 03:44	#4
yogesh sarkar BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 238 Thanked: 37 Times	What benefits are you hoping to achieve by doing this?
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4th May 2007, 10:43	#5
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	dude get Motul 300V How much did they quote R4 for? 500/lit? and after a bit of google..its 5W40. So dont buy it . Go for Motul 300V if you can afford 500rs/lit
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