Can I Use 75-90 Gear Oil in my 06 Rear End?

[FJRThistime]

Hey guys... I have had great luck with AMSOIL in my Valkyrie, ST1100, and Goldwing Rear Ends...

Any reason I can't fill the FJR06 with it? AMSOIL 75-90

 

[Capt. Bob]

T.G.I.N.F. :glare:

or

T.B.I.N.F.

Please take your choice.

 

[El Toro]

T.G.I.N.F. :glare: or

T.B.I.N.F.

Please take your choice.

T.B.I.N.F.

Hey, its your bike. Put whatever you want in it.

I'm using the official Yamaha fish oil.

 

[Feejer/Weejer man]

Many of us use Mobil 1 75/90 or the Amsoil. I have used both. I usually change the rear drive every other oil change. Its stays clean after a few changes. I quit using the Yamaha whale gizz after the first bottle. I haven't heard of any rear drive failures from either of the two mentioned above.

 

[Fencer]

I used the run-off grease from the Holiday Inn kitchen I stayed at last night.

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sometimes you just HAVE to post :assassin:

 

[FJRAL]

Hey guys... I have had great luck with AMSOIL in my Valkyrie, ST1100, and Goldwing Rear Ends...Any reason I can't fill the FJR06 with it? AMSOIL 75-90

I use synthetics in rear end all the time. I believe you'll find it runs cooler. I believe there was a thread somewhere that felt the stock stuff ran warm enough that it was degrading the paint.

 

[LSUBOY]

Yes, it will work just fine.

Tha manual that came with my 97 Royal Star said use SAE80 API GL-4 Hypoid gear oil.

Tha manual that came with my 05 Royal Star Venture said SAE80 API GL-4 Hypoid gear oil.

Tha manual that came with my 06 FJR said use Yamaha's stuff that isn't labled so eye just use GL-4/GL-5 Hypoid gear oil.

GL-4 is very hard to find now as per you will find that most bottles say GL-4 / Gl-5 or they will say GL-5 and a footnote that GL-5 can be used where GL-4 reccomended. I don't get caught up in the synthetic stuff making my rear-end run better, etc. I just change my gear oil every time I change a rear tire.

Common knowledge dictates that If I have 3 Yamaha bikes with the same rear-end BUT maybe different gear ratios, then they use the same type gear oil.

End of Story!

 

[LSUBOY]

Oh, forgot to tell you that I have 125,000 on the 97, 75,000 on the 05 and 25,000 on the 06 so I guess regular rear end oil will work just fine....AND so will any Synthetic.

Go-Get-Em Tiger!

 

[petey]

I've ~ 120K miles with Amsoile gear lube in my 3rd FJR...I like it bcause it's thinner than most gear lubs, therefore creates less resistance.... B)

 

[radman]

There's suppose to be oil back there? I just disassembled and greased everything for like the 30th time. You mean to tell me.............. :angry:

 

[odot]

Holy amsoil fans in the house......let's hear it for amsoil fans, eh? You can also use the "severe gear" oil that they have. It's a racing oil for differential gears. I just use the cheap stuff they sell. GO AMSOIL.

 

[FJRThistime]

Well then.. The AMSOIL 75/90 I have on the shelf goes into the FJR... If you can't trust

this Forum who can you trust...?

Mike

 

[odot]

Careful where you tread.....