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David Gilli

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Upper Cylinder Lubricant
« on: September 06, 2015, 11:06:30 am »
Hi Folks,
I visited North Leicester Motorcycles recently and noticed they are selling the Morey's range of products..  http://www.moreyoil.co.nz
and was tempted to try their upper cylinder lubricant.
There is info on the NLM website, but I cannot find it again at the moment.
Now that my NF is nearly back on the road it seems to me a reasonable investment to use some kind of UCL and I know
their are various ones out there.
It seems like an ideal product to sell....can't prove it works...can't prove it does not work !!
With that understood...i wonder if anyone has any favourites for any reason...
Thanks and good riding to all.
David Gilliland

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nick949

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Re: Upper Cylinder Lubricant
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2015, 05:09:20 pm »
I squirt a bit of Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant into the tank whenever I think about it.  As you say, I have no evidence that it does a scrap of good except for the placebo effect.

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Re: Upper Cylinder Lubricant
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2015, 05:55:17 pm »
I used to put a splash of two stroke oil into my M21 It was a side valve and ran very hot. I dont know if it did any good. It was also the custom to put a couple of shots of redex into petrol at the forecourt as it was supposed to clean the carb, lubricate the cylinder head and reduce the need for decarbonising.  That was before modern oils and petrols. Those were the days before ethanol and mobile phones!

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Re: Upper Cylinder Lubricant
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2015, 05:07:54 pm »
I have to admit to adding a squirt of Castrol R, just for the pleasure of those few who are following rather than leading the NF. I guess that doesn't count as UCL, but it sure smells good..  ;)