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| In Training ![]() Joined: Feb 2007
Bike: 2006 Yamaha V Star Classic Silverado
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Posts: 115
| Do I HAVE to go with YamahaLube 20w40SE or SAE or can I use an automotive equivalent for my VStar? Seems like the yamaha Version is more $$$ because it SAYS Yamaha on it...
__________________ KstateSkier - Springfield, MO - 2006 Yamaha VStar 650 |
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Feb 2007
Bike: 2006 Yamaha V Star Classic Silverado
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Posts: 115
| well thanks meanman thats helpful! I don't have a problem buying the Yamaha brand and spending the $$$, hence why I asked... If there isn't a difference then why waste the $$$... If there is TELL ME and thats fine too...
__________________ KstateSkier - Springfield, MO - 2006 Yamaha VStar 650 |
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Dec 2005
Bike: '07 Harley Road King
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 1,212
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Easy now, kstateskier. I think meatman's comment regards the fact that this issue has been handled many times in this forum and using the search engine would probably find you the answers you are looking for. FWIW, I use motorcycle oil ONLY in my C50. OH, AND BTW: Quote:
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| 100% Title Free ![]() | All brands must meet SAE standards, so I personally don't believe it makes much of a difference unless you care about additives or using the manufacturer's brand.
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| Happy-ass Lunatic ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black)
Location: Memphis
Posts: 11,423
| Sorry, kstateskier. It's hard to enunciate with a keyboard. Every time oil gets discussed, you get the "only motorcycle oil" crowd versus the "any oil crowd" versus the "some oils" crowd. My bikes only get Suzuki oil. You see the oil serves not only the crankcase, but also the clutch. Lots of "regular" oils contain molybdenum (I think that's the element) and that causes clutch slip. Some folks' bikes (for whatever reason) don't have a problem (so they say To be safe, I just buy Suzuki oil. I get it a little cheaper when I buy it by the case, so you might try that. <meanman??
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| Muscle Biker ![]() | What he said.
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Feb 2007
Bike: 2006 Yamaha V Star Classic Silverado
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Posts: 115
| My bad ya'll... Allow to explain myself... I'm a rookie moto owner! Woke up this morning at 5am from a bad dream... I dreamt that I've been driving my new motorcycle around for the last 200 miles with no oil! haha sounds stupid right! So I go out to the garage and open the oil fill cap and SEE NOTHING... I grab a flashlight and look into the oil window and see nothing! Shake the bike to try and find the oil level... Anyway it wasn't until I figured out that the level of oil was above the window so I wasn't going to see any level in the window. I also stopped by the yamaha dealer and popped the oil fill cap on a brand new bike and couldn't see any oil either! Imagine my relief! Either way I was just in a foul mood this morning wanting to figure out what kind of oil my bike needs and get it changed for a piece of mind! Talk about waking up on the wrong side of the bed! haha! either way I went with the YamahaLube 10W30 and a new filter... Thanks everyone. And YES "Meanman" was a typo! haha didn't even mean to do that...
__________________ KstateSkier - Springfield, MO - 2006 Yamaha VStar 650 |
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| I took the All Bran Challenge ![]() Joined: Jun 2005
Bike: C50SE
Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada
Posts: 7,333
| Just drop into the service bay of your Yamaha dealer and check what oil they are using!!! Motorcycle specific oil is what you want, without friction modifiers. When I got the C50 I started to have the service dept. do all my service. I put it down to old age. My wife is not so polite!!! A lot seem to use Walmart as a inexpensive source. |
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Dec 2005
Bike: '07 Harley Road King
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 1,212
| I buy my oil at the dealership. I actually find it cheaper there than autoparts stores in my area.
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| Third gear and cruising ![]() Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 07 Suzuki M50 Limited, 01 yz250f
Location: Fairfield, Ca
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Dec 2005
Bike: '07 Harley Road King
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 1,212
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For the record, I use Honda MC oil in my Suzuki, too!
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Dec 2005
Bike: '07 Harley Road King
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I have never heard of such a thing. I don't know of a single dealer that keeps fluids in showroom bikes around here. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and figure it's something specific to your area.
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn
Posts: 3,137
| I can't belive you think they are going to ship a bike without ever running it. Or do you think they are going to take the time to drain it out after a test run. What would be the point in that? When dealers tell you there are no fluids in the bikes on the showroom floor, it's just an excuse for them to not allow test rides.
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| TurtleWax Taster ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: 2002 Honda 919
Location: St. Louis
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| TurtleWax Taster ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: 2002 Honda 919
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 592
| My friends dad bought a Sportster back in 1979. By the time he made it home from the dealer it was really running rough. Upon further inspection he found an empty oil tank. So, in his infinite wisdom, his father went out and decided that he would hold it at full throttle in neutral until it blew so that they could take it back and tell the dealer he never made it home. So, for 15 MINUTES he pinned the throttle until it finally gave. When he called the dealer they pointed out that in the SIGNED sales contract it was the responsibility of the new owner to check all fluids and inspect the bike before leaving the dealership, meaning that it was due to neglect and that they were out of luck. His dad had just converted his brand new sporty into a paper wieght.
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn
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