1st oil change , 150 or so miles (pics of oil quality)

[crsnhppr]

I just went ahead and used the same oil I used on my DRZ since it did just fine and never had issues and ran very well with it. I know the bikes are a bit different but the principle is the same. Used a hiflow filter because same deal as drz, if it aint broke dont fix it type deal. Did what i could to take pics of the oil that came out of the bike. It was quite dirty looking, brownish , good bit of sparkle to it so thats good . I went ahead and did my first change early because this is my only source of transportation so I want everything to try to be really good inside and clean and such. I will do a 2nd oil change between 4 and 600 miles, then switch to a full synthetic at around 8 possibly...idk may just stick with this stuff because if i keep oil changes at what I like (800-1k miles) then whatever I use should suffice fine.
 
Additionally I just torqued the oil pan drain bolt to pretty firm but below the factory spec, didnt use torque wrench but I know im at most 8 pounds below factory, and hand tightened filter to firm.
 

 

 

[mjh937]

You call that dirty oil? You would not like how mine looked. I had it changed at 600 miles by a local shop so did not see that. The 2,000 and 4,000 mile changes had oil that was pretty dark. The synthetic I have in now looks good through the sight glass. I guess I will know for sure when I do the next change.

[twowheeladdict]

Wow! You must turn a logoff fasteners to be able to estimate the torque. I use a torque wrench to keep from over tightening fasteners.
 
Are you planning to keep the bike a couple hundred thousand miles?
 
Most people don't enough miles on a bike to justify more frequent oil changes.
 
Also, how many miles you ride the bike every day can factor into oil change frequency. Short rides are worse than long ones.

[crsnhppr]

my daily routine is at minimum a 24 mile to and from work , I am hoping to keep it running well at mileage like - XXX,XXX. I'd be tempted to put a torque wrench on the bolt and filter I tightened to see how close I am, but I know its alright that sucker was really on there good so I know it was overkill and anything I put into it would suffice. On off days Ill ride the heck out of it, also I am not doing the recommended break in where you go easy on the engine, I dont keep it at a given rpm for too long and I do hard and soft pulls intermittently. Ill try to keep track of the bike as I go and can do more write ups as needed. Amazing bike though. Lacking some fueling refinement, but ecu flash will take care of that. Good job yamaha.