Best oil to stick with for new bike?

[jerseyjoe]

Amsiol synthetic seems to get the best reviews,looking for some advice.Would like to start and stay with the same oil for the bikes life.Also,10/30 or 10/40?

Thanks in advance

Joe

 

[0Face]

3... 2... 1...

 

[Uncle Hud]

Damnation. It ain't Friday, or I'd post something like this: "Oil isn't supposed to stick."

Good thing it's not Friday.

 

[BkerChuck]

Do you understand the forum has a search button??? This is gonna get ugly....

 

[want2ride]

Not another oil thread........Too early for Friday?

If you want it well lubed try the KY sensations

 

[El Toro Joe]

No...you just didn't ask that...did you?

 

[jerseyjoe]

I did search,FAQ and all forums with little or no success? Used amsoil for the search.

 

[eflyguy]

Did you look in the best-of NEPRT?

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php/topic/26075-you-asked-we-answered-the-best-of-neprt/

 

[Wlfman]

BABY OIL only got to baby your baby

 

[Old Guy]

I did search,FAQ and all forums with little or no success? Used amsoil for the search.

Try to refine that search. Try "Yamalube", for instance. That should find you a bunch of oil threads.

Sometimes the search returns so many posts it's tough to sort through it all. But the answer's in your manual and quite easy to find. Does the manual specify 10w-30 or 10w-40? There's your answer. Use a good oil that meets the specs, change it regularly, and the engine / transmission should outlast you.

You seem to be partial to Amsoil. That's all I use in anything and routinely go up to double the recommended intervals.

And while you're at it go ahead and look up what oil filter's best. That'll keep you reading for a while too.

 

[Fred W]

Amsoil is marketed and sold via a multi-layer pyramid scheme, so not a very good value in motor oils. The oil is (probably) fine but it is marketed too aggressively with all kinds of unsubstantiated claims of its superiority. That alone puts me off it, regardless of the price. It is the Dyna Beads of motor oils.

Open up your owners manual and read what the manufacturer recommends using for the expected operating temperature range in your area. Hint: They do not ever recommend using a 10W30 oil under any circumstances.

Pick one and stick with it, or don't stick with it. Your choice

 

[Ignacio]

I did search,FAQ and all forums with little or no success? Used amsoil for the search.

Amsoil and self-cancelling turn signal chatter in 5 posts?

Things that make you wonder.....

 

[Old Guy]

Amsoil is marketed and sold via a multi-layer pyramid scheme, so not a very good value in motor oils. The oil is (probably) fine but it is marketed too aggressively with all kinds of unsubstantiated claims of its superiority. That alone puts me off it, regardless of the price. It is the Dyna Beads of motor oils.

I can only go on my own experiences and the experiences of my friends.

A friend, for instance, recently sold a '99 Tundra that'd had gotten oil changes at 16,000 to 20,000 mile intervals using Amsoil. It had 270,000 miles on the clock when he sold it and still used no oil and ran like a top. Would it have done as well with some other oil? I don't know. My commuter car was a '97 Cavalier that I bought with 132,000 miles on it. I sold it at 241,000 miles, and it was using a pint of oil every 4000 or so miles at that point. Everything else was breaking, but the little engine was still running fine. I changed the oil once a year with Amsoil -- usually around 16,000 miles. Again, I don't know how it would have fared with some other oil. My Goldwing went 11 years and 111,000 miles with 12 oil changes. It used no oil when I sold it.

It's worked for me

I have considered going to a lower priced oil now that my annual ,mileage is down, but it wouldn't save me much, so I guess I'll keep pouring that $10 / quart oil in my stuff

 

[eflyguy]

What's wrong with Dyna Beads?!?!?

It is the Dyna Beads of motor oils.

 

[Old Guy]

I did search,FAQ and all forums with little or no success? Used amsoil for the search.

Amsoil and self-cancelling turn signal chatter in 5 posts?

Things that make you wonder.....

Check again. The first word on this thread was Amsoil

Edit:

Ah. I see. Misread that post.

 

[TouringRider]

 

[rushes]

I did search,FAQ and all forums with little or no success? Used amsoil for the search.

Amsoil and self-cancelling turn signal chatter in 5 posts?

Things that make you wonder.....

Check again. The first word on this thread was Amsoil

Edit:

Ah. I see. Misread that post.

His first post was about Amsiol. That's the chinese knock off.

I'd stay clear of that...

 

[DHS1981]

Yamalube full syn is expensive stuff. IMHO, Mobil 1 4T (which is full syn) 10 w 40 is excellent, and you can get it for less than $10 a quart at Wal-Mart.

 

[Lowcountry Joe]

Dynabeads, Amsoil haters and misinformants, and the use it or die Yamalube faithful...all in one mess of a thread. Go easy on the OP And remember not everyone is as versed as some of you "experts" seem to think you are.