Two Wheel Fix - What oil do you use in your bike, and why?

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Originally Posted by Porkchop (Post 174233)

I went to Iron Pony the other day with my friend and we were looking at oil. Since he only got his bike in August, and mine last month, we havnt needed to do ours yet. I think the conversation went along the lines of,

"Hmmmmm..... what brand do you think we should get. I dont know, maybe Yamalube, we both have Yamahas. I think REPSOL is good, they sponsor a bunch of teams. Yea, maybe but its a little expensive. Alright so we'll get that, but should we get full syn, semi syn, or normal? IDK.... what number should we get, 5... 10... 40... 50? IDK, maybe we should ask someone?"

That conversation went on with us standing infront of the oil for like 15 minutes until this amature racer that i know ended up tapping me on the back. He told matt to get the REPSOL semi-syn.... but i didnt get any.

Should he take it back and get Yamalube or something else?

Thats exactly what I ran. Repsol 10w40 semi-synth. I'm telling you it will make your engine more noisy. I'm sure it's great oil, and I used it for years without issue, but it's noisy.

And yes, good oil costs money. So does an engine repair, choose wisely.

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Originally Posted by zed (Post 174299)

this statement got me into one of the biggest online fudes I think I have ever been in but here it goes again.

if you are unsure the safest bet is to use what your manufacturer labels as their oil.

that is not to say that it is the only thing you should use (I don't use it any more), just if you want the safest thing to put in it, go with what they put out.

I agree. If all else fails...go with whats recommended.