Change break-in oil a little early?

[Cerebus]

So I just hit 500 miles this morning. I am leaving Friday morning for a trip and would like to take the bike. I might get another 20 on it by then, but I won't be near the 600 mark. Is it too soon to just change the oil now and continue to the next phase of the break-in process?

 

[Rabbitman109]

So I just hit 500 miles this morning. I am leaving Friday morning for a trip and would like to take the bike. I might get another 20 on it by then, but I won't be near the 600 mark. Is it too soon to just change the oil now and continue to the next phase of the break-in process?

You will be fine, 100 miles isn't going to make too much difference.

 

[Perdurable]

You will be fine, 100 miles isn't going to make too much difference.

+1
its fine man change it!!

 

[MNGreg]

You will probably be fine, but you could still end up having some shaving going on for a little bit more, but most of it will be done. Just make sure you change it again at the 4k mark.

 

[Cerebus]

$53 for a gallon of yamalube, filter, drain "gasket", and the filter wrench seem decent from the dealer? That was with my 15%.

 

[mtheartist]

Oil change during break-in

I just hit 200 miles on my new bike and was reading an old thread here and came across this.http://[url=http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm]Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power .[/URL] Do any of you recall or find truth in any of this? The guy seems like he knows his stuff. And according to him you have to change the oil super early and not use synthetic right away. I apologize if this is off-topic.

 

[JSP]

I just hit 200 miles on my new bike and was reading an old thread here and came across this.http://Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power . Do any of you recall or find truth in any of this? The guy seems like he knows his stuff. And according to him you have to change the oil super early and not use synthetic right away. I apologize if this is off-topic.

Yup. Lots use this method as well vs the book method. I like it.

 

[mtheartist]

Yup. Lots use this method as well vs the book method. I like it.

Yeah after reading this I decided to open the throttle a bit more of course not exceeding 8k rpms and going to change the oil today at 200 miles. Maybe this might help answer the original question.

 

[MistahT]

$53 for a gallon of yamalube, filter, drain "gasket", and the filter wrench seem decent from the dealer? That was with my 15%.

I got a Yamaha filter, but then got 3 quarts of Mobile 1 4-stroke for about $10 each. I think Yamaha wanted almost double that for their non-synthetic brew. Rip off. I also got the cap for a few dollars at my local auto parts store. I did a how-to video....

let's find the link..... It's a 65mm

Here ya go!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsQUgDoaCyo]FZ6R how to chain oil, clean/lube chain at first 600 mile service - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CrazyCawi]

I got a Yamaha filter, but then got 3 quarts of Mobile 1 4-stroke for about $10 each. I think Yamaha wanted almost double that for their non-synthetic brew. Rip off. I also got the cap for a few dollars at my local auto parts store. I did a how-to video....

let's find the link..... It's a 65mm

Here ya go!

FZ6R how to chain oil, clean/lube chain at first 600 mile service - YouTube

I like step 1. Drink your beer

 

[MistahT]

I like step 1. Drink your beer

The most important part!! As long as I'm not gonna be riding, beer is almost required when working on something mechanical :iconbeer:

 

[MaximumHP]

Thanks for this btw, I've had this queued up for a while waiting for the 600 mile mark...

I did a how-to video....

let's find the link..... It's a 65mm

Here ya go!

FZ6R how to chain oil, clean/lube chain at first 600 mile service - YouTube

 

[JT]

The most important part!! As long as I'm not gonna be riding, beer is almost required when working on something mechanical :iconbeer:

agreed you just need to have self control lol

 

[Nastybutler]

I did my first oil change at 200 miles and the second at around 600 miles with synthetic. Same with my Triumph.

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[Cerebus]

So I did my oil this afternoon and I think I pulled a rookie mistake. I'm pretty sure I didn't put the "gasket" back on with the drain bolt. Unless it was stuck on the bolt, it's not there. I did check for leaks and didn't see anything. How bad is this?

 

[Scott_Thomas]

So I did my oil this afternoon and I think I pulled a rookie mistake. I'm pretty sure I didn't put the "gasket" back on with the drain bolt. Unless it was stuck on the bolt, it's not there. I did check for leaks and didn't see anything. How bad is this?

Catastrophic failure!!! LOL! J/K, I really don't know.

 

[Cerebus]

lol, it could be if it dumps all my oil out while I'm riding.

 

[Rich007]

Did mine at 500 miles yesterday and paid $41 with 9.9% tax at the dealer for the Yamaha Lube (1 gal), oil filter and drain plug washer. The dealer wanted $260 for the 600 miles service and that would include throttle body sync. "if needed".

I figured I'd do it again at 1500 miles with synthetic, you never want to add synthetic to a engine until you know the rings are completely seated or they never will.