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Survey: An oily subject, what brand of oil do you use most?

Great discussion topic. PLEASE keep it friendly.

Mike

For me, I use both MotoMaster 10w40 and 20w50 motorcycle oil on our bikes for years. It's a Generic/Store Brand one, but I've found out it's made by Shell for Canadian Tire. It's a great price too ($2 a quart) and I also change my oil quite often (2000km).

Mike

I use Yamaha's own brand because it's the only 10W-30 I can find that's not energy conserving and meets the rating specified in the manual.

Actually, the Clymer manual says 20W-40 is good for temperatures over 40F, but I haven't seen much 20W-40. I see some 10W-40, and I suppose that might be OK. I remember seeing some Rotella 15W-40 at Wal Mart but the two-letter codes don't match the manual. So confusing

jonnythan wrote:I use Yamaha's own brand because it's the only 10W-30 I can find that's not energy conserving and meets the rating specified in the manual.

Actually, the Clymer manual says 20W-40 is good for temperatures over 40F, but I haven't seen much 20W-40. I see some 10W-40, and I suppose that might be OK. I remember seeing some Rotella 15W-40 at Wal Mart but the two-letter codes don't match the manual. So confusing

you can get 20w40 from your yamaha dealership (yamalube). i use whatever's on the shelf that's the right grade, probably amsoil this time cause we've got a pantload of it in 10w40 right now (parts guy not so good at ordering)

Big B wrote:

jonnythan wrote:I use Yamaha's own brand because it's the only 10W-30 I can find that's not energy conserving and meets the rating specified in the manual.

Actually, the Clymer manual says 20W-40 is good for temperatures over 40F, but I haven't seen much 20W-40. I see some 10W-40, and I suppose that might be OK. I remember seeing some Rotella 15W-40 at Wal Mart but the two-letter codes don't match the manual. So confusing

you can get 20w40 from your yamaha dealership (yamalube). i use whatever's on the shelf that's the right grade, probably amsoil this time cause we've got a pantload of it in 10w40 right now (parts guy not so good at ordering)

Yeah, I know about Yamalube 20W-40. Like the 10W-30, the local dealer wants something obnoxious like $5 a quart for the stuff.

I'd love to switch to something I could get in an auto parts store for much less money, but I think I'm SOL.

jonnythan wrote:
I'd love to switch to something I could get in an auto parts store for much less money, but I think I'm SOL.

yeah i tried that too, back when i worked for a car dealership and got crazy deals at all of the parts houses, but none of the stuff there would have worked (well maybe it would have worked, but wasn't recommended) so i just sucked it up and paid the extra $$$. side note, the local bumper to bumper had my oil filter in stock (a fram) which was odd because they don't carry motorcycle parts. i never took the time to cross reference the filter to see what car it fits, guess i wasn't that bored

jonnythan wrote:I use Yamaha's own brand because it's the only 10W-30 I can find that's not energy conserving and meets the rating specified in the manual.

Actually, the Clymer manual says 20W-40 is good for temperatures over 40F, but I haven't seen much 20W-40. I see some 10W-40, and I suppose that might be OK. I remember seeing some Rotella 15W-40 at Wal Mart but the two-letter codes don't match the manual. So confusing

I'm going to switch to Shell ROTELLA® T SAE 15W-40 as soon as I run out of my current oil. From what I've read over the years, it's not only a good oil to use in motorcycles but preforms as good as any motorcycle oil out there.

It lists motorcycle use under it's applications:

Applications:
- Many gasoline engines, especially the hard-working engines of pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), minivans and motorcycles

http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?sit ... multi.html

and a lot of riders have used it from day one and have had no issues over tens of thousands of miles. So, I'm going to give it a shot myself with a WIX oil filter.

Mike

Maybe I'll try it out. It's certainly much cheaper.

So far, I've only used whatever the Suzuki Dealer put in it. I'm going to switch to Amsoil when I start changing it myself. My cousin is a mechanic and uses it in his own bike.

Whatever is cheap. Oil (imo) is basically oil. And it gets changed often enough in my bike that I'm not concerned about damage to my engine.