Well I did it yesterday and ended up going with the Mobil 1 10W40 Synthetic blend. Bike runs through her gears a lot more smoothly. Used one of those K&N oil filter, the bolt is so nifty. Nothing has exploded, fallen off, or disintegrated. Great success.
Hmmm. That answer makes a lot of sense too. I used 10W40 in my last bike, but that's what the manufacturer had suggested. I had no idea 10W30 had a maximum temperature of 95, that's some great info. And thanks for that DIY link, I had bookmarked that a couple of days ago when doing some initial...
I was planning on using the Yamalube 4 like the manufacturer suggested, I just wanted to see why this discrepancy existed. Thanks for your answer! It's funny how oil preferences can get so serious.
There are a ton of threads in the oil category where people discuss the best brand to use in our bikes. I looked at a lot of them and came to the conclusion that a lot of users on this forum use either Yamalube or Mobil 1, the two you were thinking of. I think it's a pretty controversial and...
Hey everyone, I just got onto an 07 FZ6. I was getting ready to do my first oil change and got a bit confused on what oil to use. According to my owner's manual, I need to use Yamalube 4 or 10W30. After browsing a lot of these threads, like the DIY oil change thread, people are suggesting 10W40...