Does anybody know who the manufacturer is of the Yamalube oil?
I am sure Yamaha has no oilplants, so an other company must make it for them.
I am sure Yamaha has no oilplants, so an other company must make it for them.
I would agree with that. Yamaha is now offering full synthetic motorcycle oil priceyyyy It may be good though.k woo said:Just the other day I heard a mechanic tell a customer all motorcycle brand name oil is the same. Honda, Kawi, Suzuki, Yamalube, all the same basic stuff.
I have used Spectro in all of my two strokes I have had since the mid 70's. It is good stuff. Long piston and bore life with 0 plug fouling.Yamaguy55 said:In the USA, Spectro makes Yamalube, at that was the case a few years ago. It is a very good line of motolube. I have used Mobil 1 motorcycle oil for years, still do, but Yamalube appears to be every bit as good. So when I can't find the MX4 line, I use Yamalube.
I agree...I started using Golden Spectro in my old MX bikes (new then!) in 1970-71, never had a problem. I also used a lot of BelRay MC1+ and it worked really well also. MC1 didn't tolerate any alcohol in the gas , it would separate out. Not certain if that is still true. Great part about both was zero, and I mean zero, carbon. I sure miss two strokes. I still have a few unassembled potential projects that are two strokes, but nothing running or current.Combo said:I have used Spectro in all of my two strokes I have had since the mid 70's. It is good stuff. Long piston and bore life with 0 plug fouling.
I tell the dealer what I want in it, and they comply. For a big buck bike like this, I'm going to have them do the first two oil changes, the 600 mile one and the next, probably at 2K. I'll have regular mineral Yamalube the first change, may go to semi-synthetic the second round. From then on, I'll take care of it.rem said:Thanks for your thoroughness. I am in agreement with the frequent oil changes at the start. It certainly can't hurt, and may be a good thing.
Regarding the break-in with petroleum based oil, is this pretty well accepted practice all around ????
I have always done that, but for no particular reason. I use Castrol motorcycle oil, which is RELATIVELY inexpensive, for the first 2 - 3 home changes, then go to synthetic. I let the dealer put whatever he wants to in during warranty service, and if I don't like it, I change it out before too many kms.
New thing for me as well. Have to re-learn the oil change procedure a bit.rem said:Sounds about right. This boy has a dry sump oil system. From what I've read, this is a good thing. A totally new thing for me.
Correction..... It is now manufatured by Nippon Oil. The 10w30 was made by Citgo and has been discontinued. No more Hugo!Maurice said:Does anybody know who the manufacturer is of the Yamalube oil?
I am sure Yamaha has no oilplants, so an other company must make it for them.