I know it's probably been covered but the search didn't find "oil" anywhere so here goes...... I live in WA so I'll use 10W/40 but as far as using synthetic over conventional oil and such, what's the opinion on this bike??? I commute at high speeds and am often in the 6-8K range for long periods of time. I prefer Castrol to be honest but am up for opinions.
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I always use Castrol Power 1 but of course Yamalube is recommended.
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everything has been covered in the forum,it would be pretty boring in here if No one asked questions...just sayin'...
LOL!!! Here we go again! 
Just use Caster oil, it works good enough. Or McDonalds leftover is good also, you smell like fries going down the road and you get major munchies!
Really any oil made for M/C is good as long as you follow the change intervals. I prefer synthetic but to each their own.
Disclosure: I use Amsoil, but am open to Mobil 1 and other large name brands. (I can get amsoil for the same price as or cheaper than other brands via my local dealership than can get at even walmart! I was suprised by this
Just use Caster oil, it works good enough. Or McDonalds leftover is good also, you smell like fries going down the road and you get major munchies!
Really any oil made for M/C is good as long as you follow the change intervals. I prefer synthetic but to each their own.
Disclosure: I use Amsoil, but am open to Mobil 1 and other large name brands. (I can get amsoil for the same price as or cheaper than other brands via my local dealership than can get at even walmart! I was suprised by this
LOL!!! Here we go again!
Just use Caster oil, it works good enough. Or McDonalds leftover is good also, you smell like fries going down the road and you get major munchies!
Really any oil made for M/C is good as long as you follow the change intervals. I prefer synthetic but to each their own.
Disclosure: I use Amsoil, but am open to Mobil 1 and other large name brands. (I can get amsoil for the same price as or cheaper than other brands via my local dealership than can get at even walmart! I was suprised by this
This may be another stupid question but If you have regular oil in the bike, I can only assume the dealer used regular oil, can you just switch to synthetic on the next change if I try it myself?
You can switch to Synthetic instead of Dino or back and forth each time if you want.
Yeah, you want to make sure that it is ONLY M/C specific oil. It costs more but it has the additives for the clutch. Make sure it is the Mobil1 4T regular or synthetic if that is what you want.
Yea I know u know. Also sometimes I find the thread and don't care to read 48 pages to read many contradicting posts so asking the question again is not all that bad... I was just pointing out where it was.
My apologies I did not intend in being an *** I simply only got on in the last few minutes before my meeting resumed.
Ahhh also don't forget to turn on ur bike prior to draining it so the oil temp rises and flows with ease.
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close... it doesn't add aditives, it does not have the "energy saving" additives that are added to car oil that would cause the clutch to slip and burn it up, since our engine oil is also our "transmission fluid"...
and spot on... synth or dino back and forth all day long
You can even do this *literally!!! As CC did when he changed his oil that time and forgot to put the drain plug back in!
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no worries just clearing up things. don't hesitate to ask anything further. I know the search feature is not the best at times... (and by that I mean 99% of the time)
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I have a friend who builds engines. He took a newly built motor on a dyno and ran brand new oil and wrote down HP, TQ, MPG and then tore the motor down to inspect for wear. Replaced all worn parts and did this again and again each time switching oil types and brands.
The top ones, best:
1st Brad Penn
2nd Royal Purple tied with Mobil 1 full Syn
Last on the list, worst:
Castrol
I run Mobil 1 Full syn cause I can get it everywhere.
Take this info how you like and run what you believe in.
The top ones, best:
1st Brad Penn
2nd Royal Purple tied with Mobil 1 full Syn
Last on the list, worst:
Castrol
I run Mobil 1 Full syn cause I can get it everywhere.
Take this info how you like and run what you believe in.
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