plus its a good idea too to go back and check the oil in the very same spot where you originally did it. the milk container idea worked well on the c5's I had and providing you have the oil showing in the sight glass -you know you be pretty close to the target
My 40 year old 250 Honda single has had the same sump washer for at least a dozen changes. My technique is to apply grease to the surfaces and not tighten too tight. The engine has no oil filter by design so its changed every couple of months regardless of mileage. Its done 48K and counting. Will use same method on my Interceptor. Good info mate.
Nice demo, mate. Loved the cameo appearances from your dog who was desperate to get in on the vlog! Like the idea with the milk carton...I’ll be using that one, thanks chap. Impressed with that oil condition and lack of swarf. Looks like that Penrite didnt do your bike any harm at all. Nice. Have yourself a bf sized smug moment, friend! Keep smilin, bloke....
yeah -all good there. I don't really ride the bike hard so I think the oil is good enough for it. plus I don't mind giving the bikes the odd oil changes. had the ktm out today and did some nice drone footage near a local waterfall which will be in the next clip with that mini fishing rod
Fine little How-To, Wildbill! Penrite's MC4ST blends are reputed to be excellent motor oils, but as you may already know, over here in the Land of the Plastic Spork that Australian brew, long rumored to be fortified with virgin wallaby scrota, is now awfully hard to come by. It only seems to be available from a wise and ancient Yaqui Indian medicine man in the Mojave Desert of California well hidden out by the prickly pears in an arroyo somewhere out in those wastelands between Rancho Bernardo and Potato Chip Rock, and it'll take at least a dozen peyote buttons to even see him. Rather more conveniently for our hardy Canadian cousins to the north, they'll find it stacked neatly and politely in an igloo just south of Edmonton in the frozen wastes of Alberta. No hallucinogens required. Just hand the Inuit guy out front with the wooden duck a Tim Hortons (no apostrophe, please! / Pas d'apostrophe, s'il vous plait!) coffee with cream and three sugars, and help yourself. Just leave the toonies in the cup, Eh? As for you Fosters-sodden lot, you can probably stumble over that good Penrite stuff in any damned billabong.
BB- your always good for a laugh! I think your talents are wasted on that forum...lol true you can get that penrite oil anywhere over here. only for the fact that it was recommended to me in the very early stages of my c5 bike purchases and worked well in that bike- that was the penrite gas 10- I would never had used the stuff.
At 500 miles you'll find the shifting is pretty bad with these bikes anyway. they are similar to the c5 and more agricultural and clunky. mine is an 019 plate and my newer 020 ktm and Kawasaki would leave an Enfield for dead in the ability to shift gears smoothly. As you put the miles on any Enfield the box does get better but I found a clutch adjustment actually worked wonders too.
at 6000 klm mine is way smoother now than the very first crunchy 1000 and lots of neutral from 5th to 6th..lol. bikes differ though. my first interceptor had a far better gearbox/change than this one so some-times its more the luck of the draw/ but overall they are great value bikes. the more you ride them -the more you like em! all the best
it could but I don't care. im not running 300 miles just to let some-one do something I can do just as well. although if this bike was classed as unreliable I would have sold it by now and just bought something else so that alone says some. plus ive gone through 30 new bikes in the past 8 years and this one is still here
Many oil filter manufacturers make filters that fit the RE 650 twins according to this forum entry: forum.classicmotorworks.com/index.php?topic=27242.15 In particular, WIX makes them in color Black. They are made in several widths and heights with the same screw thread and seal widths. But I'd check the dimensional specs on the WIX site to see which were the widest/tallest to maximize the filter area, especially if I had a bash plate that afforded protection for a filter that was taller than the OEM filter. WIX did well in a few TH-cam tests of oil filters, so I wouldn't hesitate to use a WIX filter in place of a Royal Enfield- sourced filter if WIX's filter is cheaper - or more easily available - than RE's where you are.
im not sure if I have ever heard of that WIX brand of filter here. not saying its not here -could be. next time I am in the auto parts store I will take a look. some-times its just force of habit chasing a particular brand name
Other manufacturers make black or partially black filters, and many of them charge premium prices due to performance-associated names. Many of those make sense if an engine's oil filter is hard to access and/or scheduled for infrequent replacement. The point that I wanted to make was that there are lots of cheaper or more common filter brands that can substitute for RE's OEM filter, especially since the 650s' filter is so easy to replace that it can be done frequently - which may be more important than a filter's dirt capacity or efficiency - and a cheap filter replaced frequently could well be better than an expensive filter replaced infrequently. In any event, check out the many oil filter videos on TH-cam, and choosing a filter with high quality/price ratio, then see if it fits the RE 650. In my observation, WIX, especially the WIX XP model gives good quality/price ratio without trading on a performance name.
Bit over the top measuring how much oil you have taken out. Just keep checking the sight glass as you fill it up. Can't really go wrong that way. Just my opinion.
one very big deal or so i am told. i don't know any-one who has tried it at all. i'd just go for extra oil changes and wait till some-one shows how its done . in my case i don't care. i will just do a few extra oil and filter changes.
@@ridewithwarro True :-). The manuals says: "Support upper crankcase on suitable wedges such that the oil pan is facing upwards." Thats means the bike has to be flipped 180 Degrees to get it done. HAHA. I am 2000% sure that the service dude who are doing the service are NOT doinig it but charging it lol
@@niionne6661 thats quite possible for a few $$$ extra...lol like i said i have not heard of or seen any-one do it to date. i have heard them talk about it and what a pita job it would be-but thats been about it. i will go for the extra oil changes idea till i see some-one do it and see what comes out -if anything
Usar mayor densidad de aceite en frio (15 en vez de 10) aumentará el tiempo de llegada del lubricante luego de arrancar el motor. Aumentando el desgaste durante el arranque. En la práctica...Nada muy grave si es un buen aceite.
@@ridewithwarro I am in Newcastle. dont want to talk price or phone numbers on you tube. I left my email on your steering issues video. Also sent message on facebook. Can you leave a phone number on one of those. Bob.
Great how to!
I like the idea of marking the old jug so you can just dump in the right amount of oil, assuming it was correct before you dropped it.
plus its a good idea too to go back and check the oil in the very same spot where you originally did it. the milk container idea worked well on the c5's I had and providing you have the oil showing in the sight glass -you know you be pretty close to the target
My 40 year old 250 Honda single has had the same sump washer for at least a dozen changes. My technique is to apply grease to the surfaces and not tighten too tight. The engine has no oil filter by design so its changed every couple of months regardless of mileage. Its done 48K and counting. Will use same method on my Interceptor. Good info mate.
yeah I think the new breed get too carried away with the idea of use it once and throw it away. I didn't see that used much 50 years back...lol
Nice demo, mate. Loved the cameo appearances from your dog who was desperate to get in on the vlog! Like the idea with the milk carton...I’ll be using that one, thanks chap. Impressed with that oil condition and lack of swarf. Looks like that Penrite didnt do your bike any harm at all. Nice. Have yourself a bf sized smug moment, friend! Keep smilin, bloke....
yeah -all good there. I don't really ride the bike hard so I think the oil is good enough for it. plus I don't mind giving the bikes the odd oil changes.
had the ktm out today and did some nice drone footage near a local waterfall which will be in the next clip with that mini fishing rod
Fine little How-To, Wildbill! Penrite's MC4ST blends are reputed to be excellent motor oils, but as you may already know, over here in the Land of the Plastic Spork that Australian brew, long rumored to be fortified with virgin wallaby scrota, is now awfully hard to come by. It only seems to be available from a wise and ancient Yaqui Indian medicine man in the Mojave Desert of California well hidden out by the prickly pears in an arroyo somewhere out in those wastelands between Rancho Bernardo and Potato Chip Rock, and it'll take at least a dozen peyote buttons to even see him. Rather more conveniently for our hardy Canadian cousins to the north, they'll find it stacked neatly and politely in an igloo just south of Edmonton in the frozen wastes of Alberta. No hallucinogens required. Just hand the Inuit guy out front with the wooden duck a Tim Hortons (no apostrophe, please! / Pas d'apostrophe, s'il vous plait!) coffee with cream and three sugars, and help yourself. Just leave the toonies in the cup, Eh? As for you Fosters-sodden lot, you can probably stumble over that good Penrite stuff in any damned billabong.
BB- your always good for a laugh! I think your talents are wasted on that forum...lol true you can get that penrite oil anywhere over here. only for the fact that it was recommended to me in the very early stages of my c5 bike purchases and worked well in that bike- that was the penrite gas 10- I would never had used the stuff.
The RE filter looks just like a Mobil 1 -M104 . There are a lot of filters that will interchange.
maybe-never really looked into that side of it!
Here in the US, it requires full synthetic. I accidentally used a semi synthetic Motul, and my shifting was pretty bad around 500 miles.
At 500 miles you'll find the shifting is pretty bad with these bikes anyway. they are similar to the c5 and more agricultural and clunky. mine is an 019 plate and my newer 020 ktm and Kawasaki would leave an Enfield for dead in the ability to shift gears smoothly.
As you put the miles on any Enfield the box does get better but I found a clutch adjustment actually worked wonders too.
Warro Ohh well it’s nice to hear that it’s not the oil. My gearbox is extremely smooth, for the first few hundred miles though.
at 6000 klm mine is way smoother now than the very first crunchy 1000 and lots of neutral from 5th to 6th..lol. bikes differ though. my first interceptor had a far better gearbox/change than this one so some-times its more the luck of the draw/ but overall they are great value bikes. the more you ride them -the more you like em! all the best
does not doing the service at the dealer void the warranty ?
it could but I don't care. im not running 300 miles just to let some-one do something I can do just as well. although if this bike was classed as unreliable I would have sold it by now and just bought something else so that alone says some. plus ive gone through 30 new bikes in the past 8 years and this one is still here
Update us on the performance Warro😉
Thanks👍👍👍
will do
Many oil filter manufacturers make filters that fit the RE 650 twins according to this forum entry:
forum.classicmotorworks.com/index.php?topic=27242.15
In particular, WIX makes them in color Black. They are made in several widths and heights with
the same screw thread and seal widths. But I'd check the dimensional specs on the WIX site
to see which were the widest/tallest to maximize the filter area, especially if I had a bash plate
that afforded protection for a filter that was taller than the OEM filter. WIX did well in a few
TH-cam tests of oil filters, so I wouldn't hesitate to use a WIX filter in place of a Royal Enfield-
sourced filter if WIX's filter is cheaper - or more easily available - than RE's where you are.
im not sure if I have ever heard of that WIX brand of filter here. not saying its not here -could be. next time I am in the auto parts store I will take a look. some-times its just force of habit chasing a particular brand name
Other manufacturers make black or partially black filters, and many of them charge premium prices due to performance-associated names.
Many of those make sense if an engine's oil filter is hard to access and/or scheduled for infrequent replacement. The point that I wanted to
make was that there are lots of cheaper or more common filter brands that can substitute for RE's OEM filter, especially since the 650s' filter
is so easy to replace that it can be done frequently - which may be more important than a filter's dirt capacity or efficiency - and a cheap filter
replaced frequently could well be better than an expensive filter replaced infrequently. In any event, check out the many oil filter videos on
TH-cam, and choosing a filter with high quality/price ratio, then see if it fits the RE 650. In my observation, WIX, especially the WIX XP model
gives good quality/price ratio without trading on a performance name.
Hi Warri,
I’m wondering if we do service of Royal Enfield continental gt 650 by self
Does the Royal Enfield cover the warranty on the bike
Thanks
I don't think so
Bit over the top measuring how much oil you have taken out. Just keep checking the sight glass as you fill it up. Can't really go wrong that way. Just my opinion.
maybe...lol
Hey mate, what is about cleaning the oil strainer? Is that a big deal?
one very big deal or so i am told. i don't know any-one who has tried it at all. i'd just go for extra oil changes and wait till some-one shows how its done .
in my case i don't care. i will just do a few extra oil and filter changes.
@@ridewithwarro True :-). The manuals says: "Support upper crankcase on suitable wedges such that the oil pan is facing upwards." Thats means the bike has to be flipped 180 Degrees to get it done. HAHA. I am 2000% sure that the service dude who are doing the service are NOT doinig it but charging it lol
@@niionne6661 thats quite possible for a few $$$ extra...lol like i said i have not heard of or seen any-one do it to date.
i have heard them talk about it and what a pita job it would be-but thats been about it.
i will go for the extra oil changes idea till i see some-one do it and see what comes out -if anything
can we use 15W50 ???
i have seen clips where guys used 15w-50 but for the cost of a bit of oil i still think i'd go 10w-50
What will happen if we use 15 w 50
nothing -i'd say. i'd use it
I would opine that if you had an engine warranty issue and RE learned you didn't use recommended oil, you'd be toast. Why not use the proper product?
@@robertpinder2307 it's all the same it doesn't matter
Usar mayor densidad de aceite en frio (15 en vez de 10) aumentará el tiempo de llegada del lubricante luego de arrancar el motor. Aumentando el desgaste durante el arranque. En la práctica...Nada muy grave si es un buen aceite.
Warro, I still want to buy your DNA filter and Booster plug from you but dont know how to contact you. Please tell me how. Bob
fine-where are you and what price do you have in mind
@@ridewithwarro I am in Newcastle. dont want to talk price or phone numbers on you tube. I left my email on your steering issues video. Also sent message on facebook. Can you leave a phone number on one of those. Bob.
You have to appreciate the oil drain nut and filter placed conveniently for oil changes👍. The triumphs design is a pain.👎
how true-very easy to do the oil change on this bike.
These is a warning about these wanna be friends comments. Under no circumstance reply to it.
just saw them-I will get rid of them with a delete