How often do you change your oil

[lew600fazer]

Pretty sure the Yamaha recommendation is 6000 MILES Lew. Warmer weather in Spain - would that affect it? Don't know, wouldn't have thought so. Your FZ1 should be the same. 600 for the first service is correct.

Yea Nick, just looking at the service manual section 6-3 item 21&22 , oil change first 1000km/600 odd miles then every 10,000kms /6000 odd miles oil change and filter change at 20,000kms/12,000miles. I would never do an oil change without changing the filter anyway.
I would never let it run to that but they are telling me I will infringe the warranty if I do not get it serviced sooner.
The warmer weather should not really effect it that much out here as the engine operating temperature is normally 85 degrees. Colder weather has more effect on engine oil performance. When oil is colder it is more viscous thereby losing some of its lubricating properties until the engine achieves correct operating temperature and obviously this takes longer in Northern Europe.
Lew.