im gunna buy a fram oil filter and some oil tomarrow...im kinda skeptic with oil considering my clutch just went out..did the sythetic mobile oe do it??...what is a a good oil that isnt to expensive?? ill be riden in hot weather mostly

 

Good Oil.............Not Expensive...........

AmsOil...............Expensive..............1 yr oil change....:YEAH

 

dont use a full synthetic

 

+1

 

what that half synthetic oil if any body knows what im talkin about.

 

Or use a synthetic with no friction additives that is intended for use with a wet clutch.

 

i was told that the friction additives are to work with the wet clutch? i was told that by the silkolene dealer.

 

i run silkolene pro4 full synthetic 15w-40. and i've never had a problem. it costs $10.00 a litre and you'll need 4.5 for an f4i but it's worth it. i would also recommend using only the model's manufacturers oil filter.

 

watever comes in it stock

 

+1

oem is best. I use a a yamaha 5GH filter and yamalube 4R.(semi synthetic, works great)

 

yeah, i run suzuki oil in this bike, honda oil in the honduhs I've had...

 

This has been beat to death on alot of motorcycle forums...

OEM filter and castrol gtx 10-40.... no need for special oil if you change it often enough.

OEM oils (honda/yamalube) have nothing special besides the name on the label... hence the extra $$$$.

 

+1 that's what I use. you can change your oil much more often with regualar oil for the same price, and it's frequency that's important.

friction modifiers lower the friction and cause clutch slippage

 

I always buy my oil 2 cases at a time.......Bel-Ray semi synthetic 10w-40........6 liters for $25.99, plus some change for UPS/Fed-Ex

has worked real well for me since I put my new motor in about a year ago, with zero problems with the clutch or anything else, plus I always have enough oil laying around to do an oil change when I want to, not when the dealer is open, and its good oil thats normally kinda expensive at the dealer!

 

castrol GTX 20w50 from autozone.. and any new oil filter is better then not changing it IMO if its a fram filter just change ur oil in 2k miles n make sure u get a good filter next time.

 

what about just changing the oil after 1000 miles and changing the filter after 2000. any problems with that?

 

i dunno, chaning oil every 1k is kinda wastefull....

 

fram filters are garbage...I used to be the greasy lube guy at a oil change shop and fram sucks any other filter is better..

 

A full synthetic like mobil 1, isn't 100% synthetic. it's a patrolium based oil and is actually only 20% synthetic. Redline - 50% synthetic. Amsoil is 100% synthetic based oil. Amsoil makes an oil especially for motorcycles with a wet clutch.

FYI - a specific type of oil (regular, synthetic blend, fully synthetic, or 100% synthetic based) isn't going to burn up your clutch - YOU ARE. Not changing your oil for periods of time, your oil is broken down and of course all the times we slip the clutch to wheelie - it causes friction in the clutch and motor.... Some lube and protect better and longer than others for high heat, rpm machines like our bikes require.... You can use cheaper oil but you will have to change it more often, or get a more expensive but longer lasting oil.... I consider myself lazy and will get the good stuff and not change it as often and end up paying the same in the long run.... See motorcycle oil testing on viscosity and wear on Amsoil.com on the homepage tword the bottom for the facts.

 

just an FYI... amsoil actually buys ALL their PAO's (synth base) from Mobil.

I used to be all about synthetic everything (motor oil, 2stroke mix, gear oil, grease), but the miniscule benefits you get from it are negated by the cost...

You will NEVER EVER notice ANY difference between a "full synth" and a partial or "semi synth".... OR EVEN good old dino oil.

Maybe... POSSIBLY, you might get a noticable benefit in an air cooled engine, cause they run hotter and cool down quicker... but in a liquid cooled.... waste of $$.

Cheap stuff... change when your supposed to... it's all you need.