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[timt]

Returning to motorcycling at the age of 71 after a 36 year absence, and having purchased a Bullet EFi Classic, I am struggling to catch up with product changes/developments and would appreciate guidance. Simple things like what is now recommended as a replacement for Solvol Autosol, Turtlewax, chain lubrication oil and other maintenance/cleaning products ? Is 18/50 engine oil as recommended in the bike´s manual really necessary (I used to use Duckhams 20/50) because I can´t find anyone who stocks it (I live in Spain). Are non-oil based lubricants any good for chains and cables ? All these complications, and on top of modern features such as electric start, disc brakes, 5 gears on the wrong side, it´s enough to make a chap retire again ! !

[papasmurf]

I suspect as with many other things in Enfield manuals the 18-50 is a misprint for 20-50.

[Mark M]

Welcome, Tim. Most of the products you were familiar with are still around and of course there are new ones too but not necessarily better! Try Googling a few old names, you'll soon catch up. Alternatively have a look in the Accessory Shop on this site, there is a good range of products listed most of which you will easily get in Spain. If stuck, just ask here!
REgards, Mark

[apparently lucky eddie]

Beware the new hermetite though, it is total carp and little more than overpriced red coloured silicone sealer. The original real stuff is readily available on fleabay.

[Nettshubby]

Tim, where in Spain are you? we have a small holiday home there, which we visit 2-3 times a year. That is in Mazarron, Murcia, SE area.

[timt]

Thanks all, good to know that there is help out there, very reassuring. Will check with dealer re oil grade and take care with hermetite. I live at Castril in north Granada Province, Nettshubby, probably a 2 hour drive to Mazarron but I do travel down that way from time to time

[Alan R]

Hi matey and welcome back to the fold-----------BEWARE !!---- things on the road have changed quite a bit over the years, though you might be OK in rural Spain (lucky swine !!--LoL ! )----Traffic in the City and large towns tend to be less tolerant of 2-wheelers than you might remember it to be ( Your average family saloon car can now keep up and/or overtake you nowadays)--------BUT, there are a lot more lads out there, just like you and me, actively riding on 2-wheels on a regular basis so you're not alone !!............Join a local Brit-Bike club and go on their ride-outs....Be prepared for the "I used to have one of those" chaps to stop you for a lengthy chinwag...Have FUN-----------RIDE SAFE.

[smiffy r]

Hi all I'm new here just bought a chrome classic Efi (3weeks old)and love it,with reference to the oïl question the correct grade is 15/50 I had difficulty trying to find it (not stocked in supermarkets) but my local bike acessory shop have Ipone 15/50semi synthetic which is spot-on for the Enfield.Hope this is of some help.

[Jack the Lad]

A word of warning - Don't just buy any old oil of the right grade (15W-50 for an EFI engine in the UK). It has to be motorcycle specific. There is another code 'JASO - MA' which you need to look for. This is not just a marketing rip off to get you to pay more. Because motorcycle clutches run in oil they need a sticky type of oil. Car oils, which is what you will get in petrol stations, supermarkets and accessory shops, have extra slipperiness additives which are not good for motorcycle clutches!

[smiffy r]

Thanks I was aware of that Ipone has all the correct codes,they also do other stuff specificly for bikes ie;gearbox,fork and final drive(shaft)lubricants