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Oil kind??

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Hi again.. :drink:

I'm gonna change my oil and filter/most likely a K&N , and was wondering what oil you guys use..brand and viscosity?
The current temperature is 70F-90F+ ??
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1995 ,FZR 600,Factory Pro 1.1Ti Jet Kit, Yoshi slipon,K&N filter,elevation 4200 ft above sea level.
Carb settings: Main Jet 110, Starter Jet 52.5,Needle @ 3rd position,23m Floats,about 3 turns IM Screws.
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Spectro Golden 4 10W-40

Maxima Premium is great also
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Was running 20w50 Yamalube for the last 2 years but that's expensive so I'm trying out Castrol 4T Motorcycle Oil (20w50). No issues so far
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I use whatever SL rated 15/40 semi synthetic diesel oil is the cheapest. Petrol oil can contain friction modifiers that harm the clutch, but diesel oil is free of it.
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rotella or rotella syn
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Mobil1 20w50 Full Synthetic..
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I've ran Mobil 1 MX4T before

buts its ~60 bucks a case, thats 2 oil changes for a 600, but not for a 1k
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Royal Purple is the only oil I use in my FZR. 20w50 but in the intruder I run castrol 10w40.
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I went with the rotella per a topic a while back. Bike hasn't crapped out yet :ermm:
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K&N pod filters \*/ Stage 3 jet kit \*/ Factory Pro shift kit \*/ Full V&H SS exhaust
Custom '02 R6 undertail \*/ YZF gas tank \*/ Raised via dogbones \*/ custom flush turnsignals
Full R6 brake set-up \*/ SS lines \*/ Progressive fork springs \*/ ZX2 coilpack


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megaloxana wrote:I went with the rotella per a topic a while back. Bike hasn't crapped out yet :ermm:
I wouldnt worry if I was you
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haunter wrote:
megaloxana wrote:I went with the rotella per a topic a while back. Bike hasn't crapped out yet :ermm:
I wouldnt worry if I was you
I wouldn't ride around if I was worried :no
'92 FZR 600
Airtech R1 kit \*/ 520 conversion \*/ 14F-47R gearing
K&N pod filters \*/ Stage 3 jet kit \*/ Factory Pro shift kit \*/ Full V&H SS exhaust
Custom '02 R6 undertail \*/ YZF gas tank \*/ Raised via dogbones \*/ custom flush turnsignals
Full R6 brake set-up \*/ SS lines \*/ Progressive fork springs \*/ ZX2 coilpack


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Nobody is using Valvoline?? I found Valvonline 15w40 motorcycle oil at Autozone pretty cheap..
1995 ,FZR 600,Factory Pro 1.1Ti Jet Kit, Yoshi slipon,K&N filter,elevation 4200 ft above sea level.
Carb settings: Main Jet 110, Starter Jet 52.5,Needle @ 3rd position,23m Floats,about 3 turns IM Screws.
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Shell Rotella 5/40 Full Synthetic

It's helping with the 2nd gear shift problem.
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