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07-25-2008, 11:21 AM
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What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
Hi fellow riders...
Time to change the oil.... What do you people put in it? Synthetic? Brands.....?  Please suggest. thanks |
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07-25-2008, 11:25 AM
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
Try a search as there are many threads on oil here for you to view. Really, there is no best one, but it needs to meet the specs outlined by Yamaha.
FWIW I use Rotella Synthetic (The blue gallon at Walmart).  If you want brand recognition, I'd go with Klotz. They are in more racing bikes than any other brand alone.
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07-25-2008, 02:32 PM
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
Rotella Synthetic FTW...
This thread steals posts...
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07-25-2008, 02:38 PM
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
Quote:
 I use yamalube, I used to run the 20-40 but now that they don't make it anymore I run the 20-50
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07-25-2008, 02:40 PM
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
Good ole' Yamalube or whatever I can find on sale that is a motorcycle oil.
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07-25-2008, 02:44 PM
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Ocean Rider 1
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
my brother and I did oil changes at the same time although his bike has 15,000 miles on it and mine had 4,000.
Him: Rotella racing oil (super expensive!!!). His review: I can feel teh difference as soon as I got on it! Me: Stayed with the Yamalube conventional oil. Felt a little different (smoother), but oil was oil at that point (budget price). I think it's personal preference...I don't see why I'd put a racing synthetic in my bike when I'm not racing it or canyon carving all the time. I commute everyday and in the city generally don't rev high RPMs either. Put what's going to make you feel good!
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07-25-2008, 03:18 PM
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
  I swear i think I have seen this thread before  Just kidding.I know what you are going thru. The first time that I changed mine, I still wasn't sure what to use, even after reading every thread on here. I used Rotella dino 15w40. The reason was that it was cheap and had read that quite a few people had used it. I noticed a difference as soon as I changed it. The next time I change it I will probably put in rotella full synthetic just to see if there is much difference between the dino and synthetic Rotella. |
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07-25-2008, 03:19 PM
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
I like Mobile 1 4t - I have used Mobil 1 for all my cars and now use it for my bike with the Mobil 1 Filter. Should both be available at your local Advanced Auto or AutoZone. (was cheaper there than online too!)
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07-25-2008, 03:25 PM
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
Oh Yea one more thing. Your oil filter.
I used a Puraltor Pure One, and from what I have seen quite a few people on this forum use them.
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07-25-2008, 03:31 PM
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Ocean Rider 1
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Re: What is the Best OIL? - Time to Change
haha yea...the filter...if you replace it yourself, don't get the yamaha one, cuz using a filter tool sucks...I'd rather get one that has teh bolt on it to use a wrench instead!!! I replaced the old one with the yamaha one and getting it off was a b*tch. Next time I'm doing Purolator or K&N with the bolt on top for ease of use!
but my filter tool was $8 at Kragen haha |
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