Availability of "straight" oil for old triumphs.
My friend and I are going to use Meridan Triumphs for a RTW trip, setting off this June.
Does anyone have experience of trying to find reasonable quality straight, ie, SAE 50 or 40, engine oil in some of the remoter corners of the globe?
I am sure that in developed countries where a healthy classic motorcycle industry exists, there will be no problem.
Our bikes together will need 5 ltrs per 3000 miles in theory, so this is obviously a big issue.
Solutions may be either posting large quantities of oil around the globe, or running on Multigrade oils, with additives.
Are we mad? yes probably.
Cheers, Chris.
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