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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: brooker81 on 25 July 2014, 03:06:41 pm

Title: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: brooker81 on 25 July 2014, 03:06:41 pm

Which do you guys use 10/40 full or part synthetic? fz1 gen 2

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: slappy on 25 July 2014, 08:58:56 pm

I use semi synthetic, any brand as long as it is for motorcycles.

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: The Male Whale on 26 July 2014, 06:48:35 am

Semi.


Fully may give you clutch slip.


Whale

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: Falcon 269 on 26 July 2014, 10:53:25 am

Oil threads and fishermen.  Go well together, no? ;)

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Post by: NorthWestern on 27 July 2014, 06:10:52 pm

I use fully synthetic.

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Post by: mtread on 27 July 2014, 09:01:22 pm

I'm using fully synth (Castrol Power 1) at the moment. Runs very nice. No clutch slip.

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: silverfz on 28 July 2014, 08:33:50 pm

Super 4 semi in mine.

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: MEM62 on 29 July 2014, 04:59:40 pm

Fully synth - Rockoil XRP

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: ogri48 on 01 August 2014, 04:15:22 pm

I'm in the semi party.....

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: hotmetal on 01 August 2014, 10:06:47 pm

I don't think the engine really needs fully, I think Yamaha recommend semi and that's what I've mainly used in both of mine. Not sure what that really proves though as I've only got about 30ish on the clock. Ask someone with 90k what they used!

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: PieEater on 02 August 2014, 10:12:23 am

I've just had a look at FZ1Girls maintenance log (http://fz1grl.net/2012/03/fz1_maintenance/) she did make the switch to fully synthetic but not until 175,029 miles. I'm not sure why she made the switch, I've read that switching on a high mileage bike may not be a good idea as the cleaning agents can lead to any carbon deposits built up over time breaking free and causing issues with blocked oilways and filters.


For me I'll stick with the manufacturers recommended semi-synthetic, I change both the oil and filter every 4,000 miles and I'm pretty confident that this will see me through the lifetime of the bike.

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 02 August 2014, 12:59:15 pm

Groundnut oil for Indian and Chinese, olive oil for Italian and some French, sunflower oil for everything else  ;)

Oh, you mean..... :o

Nah, happy to use a good quality semi synthetic. Almost went to fully at one point, but never had any oil related problems, so I just stick with Silkolene semi.

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: devilsyam on 02 August 2014, 01:16:46 pm

Semi every time - I recall a monster thread of tech spec that was epic put to bed by are very own guru falcon since then never used owt else

Title: Re: Semi Synth or Fully
Post by: Slaninar on 03 August 2014, 02:56:30 pm

Nobody knows what it means, but its provocative (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuQNt45Cjkc#ws)