How often do you change your oil

[lew600fazer]

Contrary to what Stevierst says, I think regular oil change is good for the wear of metal parts. As oil gets used, it collects deposits of carbon and metal shards. An excess of these in the oil will increase wear on the metal parts. That is not to say that Yamaha are wrong. 6000 miles is the recomended milage. Fair enough. But I would rather change my oil before that point than after. And every year if I did less milage as the oil degrades. But, its your bike and you can treat it any way you like. Shit, don't ever change it for all I care 

That is why they are fitted with a filter to remove the deposits