Duke13 Posted September 1, 2008 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2008 Hey!!! ??? I ready for an oil change!!! I,ve looked and used about everthing!! Whats best???? Yamalube is getting too expensive for what it does!! What do everyone use??? Duke13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegscraper Posted September 1, 2008 Share #2 Posted September 1, 2008 Motorcycle oil is ridiculously overpriced. Shell Rotella T diesel oil is as good as anything going. It comes in both regular and synthetic, so take your pick. Regular is about $9 a gallon from Mallwart. Diesel oil does not have the friction modifiers in it that will ruin a wet clutch, and it still has high levels of zinc in it. Do not use any car oil that says "for gas engines" on the side of the bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoyinMS Posted September 1, 2008 Share #3 Posted September 1, 2008 It's hard to say that there is any "bad" oil any more; just some are better than others. I bought my '07 RSV with Rotella Synthetic in it and with 4k miles on the oil. The tranny was so noisy when shifting I started a thread about it. Soon after that I changed to Amsoil 10/40 (MCF) and the tranny immediately started shifting as smooth as the one on my Road Star. Could have been the oil; could have just been that it was because of the miles on the oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted September 1, 2008 Share #4 Posted September 1, 2008 Motorcycle oil is ridiculously overpriced. Shell Rotella T diesel oil is as good as anything going. It comes in both regular and synthetic, so take your pick. Regular is about $9 a gallon from Mallwart. Diesel oil does not have the friction modifiers in it that will ruin a wet clutch, and it still has high levels of zinc in it. Do not use any car oil that says "for gas engines" on the side of the bottle. Been running it in my Ventures for years, I have used the Dino stuff on the older ones, never had any problems with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilothawk Posted September 1, 2008 Share #5 Posted September 1, 2008 I've used Rotella in my dirt bikes for years. Like has been mentioned, it doesn't have all the friction modifiers found in regular automotive oil. I know its time to change when gear shifts aren't as smooth as they should be (dirt bikes don't have odometers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardbog Posted September 1, 2008 Share #6 Posted September 1, 2008 Amsoil Mtotorcycle oil 10-40 W All year round in my bikes, If you go on Amsoil Web Site there is option to sign as prefered coustomer, or something, and you can buy Sintetic motorcycle oil for about $5.50 a quarter. That's works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nightrider1300 Posted September 1, 2008 Share #7 Posted September 1, 2008 I have had excellent results with Amsoil 10-40 Motorcycle Synthetic. Runs cooler and quieter, clutch and shifting work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibents Posted September 1, 2008 Share #8 Posted September 1, 2008 I have had excellent results with Amsoil 10-40 Motorcycle Synthetic. Runs cooler and quieter, clutch and shifting work great. I've also use the Amsoil 10w40 in the engine and Amsoil gear oil 80/w90 in the rear end, so far so good. They say you can go longer between oil changes, but I change mine at about 8,000 Km, just to be on the safe side. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild_thing Posted September 2, 2008 Share #9 Posted September 2, 2008 I use The Rotella 15-40. Ended clutch slippage, gained better compression and runs quieter. And waaaaaaay cheaper than so called Motorcycle oils. I use Rotella 5-30 Syn on my cars. Wal-Mart $13.95 $9.99 for the 15-40:Venture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteSquid Posted September 2, 2008 Share #10 Posted September 2, 2008 All three of the Wall-Marts in driving distance from SquidAcres have a spot on the shelves for the gallon bottles of ROTELLA T Syn, but the shelf is empty every time I have gone in......... I guess I should go find a truck stop. Oil change time is coming up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm482 Posted September 2, 2008 Share #11 Posted September 2, 2008 I was in Sam’s Club last week and they had the Rotella T Syn. 5w40 on sale, three gal box for 27.74. I got 21 gals for less than $10.00 a gal. I have been running Rotella 15w40 for the last 50K, but I will now be running the 5w40 Syn for the next 100K. Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbitybob Posted September 2, 2008 Share #12 Posted September 2, 2008 I have used the Blue Jug Synthetic for a while but in our area the walleeworlds have upped the price from $14 to $20 in just the last few weeks. All of the locals have followed suit. I guess it just goes to show - no more cheap oil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyduck Posted September 3, 2008 Share #13 Posted September 3, 2008 Amsoil Amsoil Amsoil - have used in many bikes for many years and its good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyJ Posted September 8, 2008 Share #14 Posted September 8, 2008 I just completed my 600 mile oil change and went with Mobil 1 Synthetic 0-30W. Has anyone else used anything other than YamahaLube, or Amsoil, or Rotella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeS Posted September 8, 2008 Share #15 Posted September 8, 2008 I'm useing Mob - 1, 15W-50W, For about 3 years in both bikes, Seem's OK, Clutch don't slip. I'm Happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogmaster Posted September 9, 2008 Share #16 Posted September 9, 2008 Hey!!! ??? I ready for an oil change!!! I,ve looked and used about everthing!! Whats best???? Yamalube is getting too expensive for what it does!! What do everyone use??? Duke13 See this: http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Consumables.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Bullet Posted September 9, 2008 Share #17 Posted September 9, 2008 I use rotella-t 5-40,,,it is working great for me... my tranny seems to shift smoother. my sams club dosent have 5-40 sen.rotilla.I wish they did. I usely get my rotilla 5-40 at auto zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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