What he did, was add a cap full of castor oil which he bought from the local chemist to the fuel cell (tank). It has additives to prevent rapid deterioration through oxidation and its ‘oiliness’ is claimed to be superior to that of mineral oils.

On chilly mornings, the old trick of heating the R over the stove in a saucepan was a good plan, otherwise it took almost as long to nurse it up to running temperature as a Vincent-HRD twin, which wasn't practical for London. i was always led to believe that the castor based oils r40 and a747 are only for high performance ie high temp high reving engines and if used in low spec engines gt,s ect they will cause to much carbon build up, these types of oils burn at at temps that the gt motors are not capable of dealing with,as i love the smell of castor based oils i put some a747 from my (track rgv)into the tailpipe of my road(standard)rgv and when the bikes cooling down in the garage after a run it smells just like the old days racing, so far i have not tried this in the gt550 but intend to in the to outer pipes soon any thoughs? I don't see why a low dose in the fuel would do any harm to the injection system, but if it all goes wrong, and gums things up, you will have a lot of stripping or flushing to do.Anyone who's been around motor sport for the last 50 years will know the amazing smell that Castrol R gives off. This product has been temporarily discontinued in the UK, and there is currently have no direct replacement. Off to the Rudge and Velo Owners Xmas dinner today - no doubt stirring tales of hip replacements, prostate problems and almost certainly riding the silver rocket! e. mixed with the petrol, just to give it the distinctive aroma, but he uses mineral based oil in the oil tank. For 2-stroke engines Castrol POWER1 2T keeps key engine components clean and free from carbon deposits delivering long-lasting performance to 2-stroke vehicles.

I can't think of anything bad that could come of it to be honest since we're talking very small percentages here. An official partner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Castrol has been part of the BP Group since 2001 following a global merger. do what you want but i advise anyone else not to dump castor oil into your four stroke fuel tank at any ratio,,especially if you just want to smell like roger decoster? I'm currently running Castrol TTS but was told that a teaspoonful of Castrol R in the mix will give you the classic 2 stroke smell, without the associated running problems. i use it in my trials bike and ride round in circles just for a wif ,ive even been known for putting it in my mates road bike and then ride behind all day .We don’t really recommend it for use in modern machinery because there are more suitable modern oils available such as Castrol Power 1 Racing 10W-40 and Castrol Power 1 GPS 10W-40. casrol r reminds me of days when men were men no health n saftey shit speedway ,grit, noise, dirt and a 6 year old kid could wander around bellvue speedways wooden track without his dad having to worry if out would happen.