Beemer Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'm going with Mobil 1 Racing™ 4T 10W-40 for my next oil change. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anips Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Just switched to Mobil 1 Racing 4T at just under 600 miles. Shifting feels smoother, but it's probably just in my head or just because it's new oil and not because of the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0k3yiii Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Royal purple 10w-40. No complaints with the KN 204 oil filter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaha Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Well .... I drank the rotella koolaid and bought a cheap pail of the 15/40. I immediately noticed notchy shifting just like with old oil. It does improve after it warms up well but not much. Very sorry I switched from my regular oil and the rotella crap will be swapped out soon. You get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwpowere36m3 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Rotella TTT 15W-40 has worked great in all my bikes so far... I ran it in the FZ for the first 1200 miles (3 oil changes). Shifting is just notchy on new bikes, takes thousands of miles to really smooth out (wear-in). I'm at 3500 now with Mobil synthetic mix and shifting is much better, but not as smooth as my old Kawasaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdrew Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Only have about 50 miles on the bike now but: @ 600mi I'll change to Yamalube 10W-40 and Yamaha Oil filter @ 1500mi I'll do another cycle of Yamalube and Yamaha Oil Filter @ 2500mi I will switch and run AMSoil 10W-40 (i'm a dealer) and either stick to the Yamaha Filter or pick up the AMSoil ones. -Drew 2016 FZ07 - LOVING IT!! 2003 R6 - SOLD 2006 FZ6 - SOLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mr.Puss Posted July 18, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 18, 2016 Amsoil synth 10w40. I got a stellar deal as a member so I bought a case and a handfull of filters. I based my choice on loose info gleaned from the interwebs....and really how does one actually review an oil brand with any accuracy over another? Without some kind of side by side technical reports who knows. Personal opinion with this stuff means squat to me, and as far as I can tell we like it and recommend it because we chose it. Its oil. I dunno. Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women. Fuss Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fzonly1 Posted July 21, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 21, 2016 I've been using this thru 3 or 4 oil changes so far. Now with the heat I'm switching to 20w-50. Gear changes are smooth enough. I don't have much to compare it too. I was pretty rusty thru my first 600 miles and most rides were fairly clunky because of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njtturano Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Motul synthetic 300v 10w-40/ K&N oil filter. Did about 3,500-4,000 on the last change. Oil seemed to still have good qualities to it" color, feel, smell,etc.." That being said i have not done an oil analysis nor will I. Nothing is better then consistent oil and FILTER changes. I Dont know what peoples hangup up is with spending a few bucks to change there oil filters, cheap insurance in my opinion. To each is its own i suppose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mr.Puss Posted July 21, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 21, 2016 Motul synthetic 300v 10w-40/ K&N oil filter. Did about 3,500-4,000 on the last change. Oil seemed to still have good qualities to it" color, feel, smell,etc.." That being said i have not done an oil analysis nor will I. Nothing is better then consistent oil and FILTER changes. I Dont know what peoples hangup up is with spending a few bucks to change there oil filters, cheap insurance in my opinion. To each is its own i suppose People dont change their filters with the oil? What are they 10 bucks? Thats akin to going to the bathroom and not bothering to use the paper. Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women. Fuss Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChicagoAJ Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Motul synthetic 300v 10w-40/ K&N oil filter. Did about 3,500-4,000 on the last change. Oil seemed to still have good qualities to it" color, feel, smell,etc.." That being said i have not done an oil analysis nor will I. Nothing is better then consistent oil and FILTER changes. I Dont know what peoples hangup up is with spending a few bucks to change there oil filters, cheap insurance in my opinion. To each is its own i suppose People dont change their filters with the oil? What are they 10 bucks? Thats akin to going to the bathroom and not bothering to use the paper. Yea... who would do that?! *nervous laugh* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rowdy Posted July 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 22, 2016 So, I've been using Motul 300V and have less than 2K miles since my last oil change. It's hotter than hell here right now and my shifting is starting to get really loud, especially after warmup and riding in heat. I just ordered some Motul 7100 in 20W50. I hope that works better for the heat. 1 Why can't left turners see us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member pgeldz Posted July 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 22, 2016 So, I've been using Motul 300V and have less than 2K miles since my last oil change. It's hotter than hell here right now and my shifting is starting to get really loud, especially after warmup and riding in heat. I just ordered some Motul 7100 in 20W50. I hope that works better for the heat. Hmm, I use Motul 300V also (in a 10w40 wt) and my last track day was in 117 degree heat. Bike worked flawless. What weight 300V are you using? - Paulie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rowdy Posted July 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 22, 2016 So, I've been using Motul 300V and have less than 2K miles since my last oil change. It's hotter than hell here right now and my shifting is starting to get really loud, especially after warmup and riding in heat. I just ordered some Motul 7100 in 20W50. I hope that works better for the heat. Hmm, I use Motul 300V also (in a 10w40 wt) and my last track day was in 117 degree heat. Bike worked flawless. What weight 300V are you using? - Paulie I've been using 10W40, but I worry about the time interval between changes for the 300V. I'm definitely getting clunkier shifting now in the hot weather. Why can't left turners see us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member pgeldz Posted July 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hmm, I use Motul 300V also (in a 10w40 wt) and my last track day was in 117 degree heat. Bike worked flawless. What weight 300V are you using? - Paulie I've been using 10W40, but I worry about the time interval between changes for the 300V. I'm definitely getting clunkier shifting now in the hot weather. Ah, ok. I do change mine more often, like every 1,500 miles or so, but I track my bike a lot. It's funny though, because after seeing all the tests on various oils from places like Black Stone Labs, etc, I choose 300V because it had great shear strength and doesn't break down as fast as some other oils...and my experience has seemed to reflect that, as my bike still runs great even after wringing it out on the track. - Paulie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mr.Puss Posted July 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 22, 2016 People dont change their filters with the oil? What are they 10 bucks? Thats akin to going to the bathroom and not bothering to use the paper. Yea... who would do that?! *nervous laugh* Tsk tsk, gotta spoil that bike a bit. Hey...wait...are we talking filter or paper here? Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women. Fuss Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChicagoAJ Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Yea... who would do that?! *nervous laugh* Tsk tsk, gotta spoil that bike a bit. Hey...wait...are we talking filter or paper here? Lol, I always change my filter. K&N filters are like 10 bucks a piece, if people don't change them that's just silly. @rowdy - I'm just about 2k into my current oil and the weather just started hitting 90s and 100s. Shifting is definitely more clunky, but that's going to happen with any oil after some miles unless you change it super early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildrumr Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Almost 4K on her. Going on tomorrow. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2wheeler Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 So, I've been using Motul 300V and have less than 2K miles since my last oil change. It's hotter than hell here right now and my shifting is starting to get really loud, especially after warmup and riding in heat. I just ordered some Motul 7100 in 20W50. I hope that works better for the heat. Weirdly glad to hear other people having loud, clunky shifts - thought I was the only one, although one person told me to "Embrace the clunk" I was running Castrol ActEvo in 10-40, then switched to Motul in 10-40. It now sounds clunkier with the Motul, but the temp is a lot hotter with highs in the 80s and 90s. I was wondering about 20-50, and what difference that would make. Sure as hell isn't a cheap oil swap that's for sure. Rowdy, would you please post if the 20-50 makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rowdy Posted July 23, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 23, 2016 So, I've been using Motul 300V and have less than 2K miles since my last oil change. It's hotter than hell here right now and my shifting is starting to get really loud, especially after warmup and riding in heat. I just ordered some Motul 7100 in 20W50. I hope that works better for the heat. Weirdly glad to hear other people having loud, clunky shifts - thought I was the only one, although one person told me to "Embrace the clunk" I was running Castrol ActEvo in 10-40, then switched to Motul in 10-40. It now sounds clunkier with the Motul, but the temp is a lot hotter with highs in the 80s and 90s. I was wondering about 20-50, and what difference that would make. Sure as hell isn't a cheap oil swap that's for sure. Rowdy, would you please post if the 20-50 makes a difference. Will do... waiting for the jug. Why can't left turners see us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolpro Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) I just changed oil, and had to use straight 50w high zinc oil because I stoopidly had not checked my shelves before draining, and that was all i had. Is there any harm to come from this? Can I get a few thousand miles out of it? Rick 10,000 miles on the bike, mostly commuter Edited September 17, 2019 by toolpro correct typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 walk, drive, steal a car, whatever, get the right oil. STRAIGHT 50!!? won't be OK! 1 Got new red 2015 FZ-07 on 7/22/16! Black 2006 Honda ST1300 53K miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geophb Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just changed oil for first time on 600 mile 2019. I just drove down the road to Yamaha dealer, and 31 bucks had me 3 qt of yamalube 10-40, oem filter, and plug gasket. Came home changed it out and DONE. One stop shop and I didn't have to stress about it. If its good enough for yamaha is good enough for me Got 1100 miles now, runs great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr2wh8 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) maxima pro+ 10w-40 which is an ester fortified synthetic oil. best of all, you can get a 5 gallon jug for around $125. this is a big savings as i change oil at lower intervals, usually around 1,500 miles. Edited September 18, 2019 by pwr2wh8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolpro Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 On 4/18/2015 at 9:37 PM, Guru said: Here is the recommended brand and viscosity according to Yamaha [div style=text-align:center][/div][div style=text-align:center] [/div] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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