Picked up my XT660Z today and plan on a service . What oils are folk using ? Semi synthetic or fully synthetic ?

Save your money, get a good semi-synthetic and change it often.

FYI Motul 5100 (re-branded as Yamalube) is the semi-synthetic they would use at Yamaha dealers.

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A good semi it is then , Thankyou .

last time i did an oil change i picked up some 10w40 from Hein Gericke and i think they have 20% off at the moment

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Yes use to use the HG stuff but my local HG closed down when they were in trouble .
I think the HG is Motul in their own can ..

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So you can get 10% off from Opie Oils

All the supporter's discount codes are here. Opie Oils is down the bottom of the list.

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No such thing as a good semi...no use to man nor woman!!

Mike

Ok, for what this is worth I think i've got egg on my face (not for the first time...)

I've bought a new WR250R for my work. My dealer informed me in no uncertain terms that if Yamaha found that I'd been using any type of synthetic oil under 10,000km that there would be no warranty covering oil useage, should it happen.

So, a synthetic oil freak has been banned, and the bike went off to work in temperatures ranging from 6degC to 42degC using Yamalube 15W-50 mineral oil. Frankly, I couldn't tell the difference. Whether it's the liquid cooling being kinder to the oil than my old TTR250, I don't know. But I now believe you can use any rated oil and you bike won't care as long as it's dumped frequently.

Not fully converted, I must admit, but it's shaken my synthetic belief.