Blackstone Oil Analysis of the oil from a brand new Tenere (600 to 4000 mi)

[gunslinger_006]

I just wanted to share this, its an oil analysis from Blackstone (who I have trusted to analyze my oil for years now) on my 2013 Super Tenere (uncrated in 2016).

This is the OEM Yamalube, and it was in the bike from mile 600 to 4000.

The overall results were as expected: Higher than normal metallic content from the engine break-in process, which is probably finished now. I will get another oil analysis at 8000 miles (Now using Rotella T6, so that will be a different oil also) and I expect to see the metallic content down to nominal levels. I have seen this on every brand new bike I've owned, and its usually gone after 2-4K miles on the engine. Results show that I could go to a 5,000 mile interval safely.

 

[bobbar]

Thx. Very interesting. Kinda like my last blood test except my test shows the nominal values and what it means.

 

[RonH]

Surprised the viscosity dropped that much in 3400 miles. Will be interesting to see if 5W40 fares better. Some good reports of Rotella T6, some not so good.

 

[DamMechanic]

I know when I changed the my oil for the first time at 600mi. it looked like metal flake. So I changed it again at 1500mi and at 3000mi.

 

[dietDrThunder]

Having gone through the new-bike-oil-analysis thing several times, I've adopted the following sequence for new bikes and freshly rebuilt motors. After doing this, I get nominal results for a fully broken-in motor in about 100 miles. Also, I use the Moto-tune break-in procedure along with it, if anyone cares...so when I say 'ride it' I'm riding it as described in that procedure.

1. Ride it about 5 miles, twice.
2. Ride it about 5 miles, change the oil and filter (cheap non-synth oil, cuz it ain't stayin' )
3. Ride it about 30 miles, let it cool down, then maybe 60 miles. Change the oil and filter again, and put in what I'm gonna run forever (Rotella-T for me, obv your choice may differ).

That's it. I've done this with three street bikes, and several freshly built race motors, all to good effect. I have no idea if it matters to do the extra changing, but it's cheap, I get to play with my new bike, and when I send the first batch of oil to Blackstone to get checked it always comes back clean and not at all new-bike-like.

 

[2daMax]

Nice to see the report. Thanks 4 posting. I did the Motoman break in too n change d oil to some cheap oil. Changed again at 1400km to a fully synthetic oil.

Yamalube sheared down pretty badly.