06-08-17, 10:23 PM
Oh boy, oh joy, another oil thread. :lol
Personally, I just buy a tub of oil, semi-synth, 10-40 with a picture of a bike on it, and usually change it every year along wi the filter. Yes it’s a bit of a rip off for what is usually a pretty basic oil, but they meet Yamaha’s spec and with that their service interval.
However, I hear what Mike is saying, and if the price was prohibitive, and Mike says it is in Spain, then I’d be reading that article and a few others from reputable sources. I’m pretty sure there are other options other than those with a picture of a bike on the label.
Since I bought it in 2004 my Fazer has had a few different bands of oil, mostly semi-synth but a couple of changes were fully synth. Just depends whose stocking what and for what price.
Running in? Oh boy, oh joy – that’s another whole thread. :z I’m not convinced that that one is entirely just a myth. Seeing as you don’t sleep much Mike, here’s an interesting article (that’s if you haven’t come across it already;
http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/running
Anybody fancy a thread on super unleaded?
Personally, I just buy a tub of oil, semi-synth, 10-40 with a picture of a bike on it, and usually change it every year along wi the filter. Yes it’s a bit of a rip off for what is usually a pretty basic oil, but they meet Yamaha’s spec and with that their service interval.
However, I hear what Mike is saying, and if the price was prohibitive, and Mike says it is in Spain, then I’d be reading that article and a few others from reputable sources. I’m pretty sure there are other options other than those with a picture of a bike on the label.
Quote:Another of the many oil myths on the internet, along with don't use synthetic until the bike has done 10k miles etc etc.
Since I bought it in 2004 my Fazer has had a few different bands of oil, mostly semi-synth but a couple of changes were fully synth. Just depends whose stocking what and for what price.
Running in? Oh boy, oh joy – that’s another whole thread. :z I’m not convinced that that one is entirely just a myth. Seeing as you don’t sleep much Mike, here’s an interesting article (that’s if you haven’t come across it already;
http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/running
Anybody fancy a thread on super unleaded?