New bike. 10w40. / chain lube

[Gawardawg]

The Yamaha xsr700 comes with 10w40. I don’t ride hard. Easy peasy actually. I guess Yamalube is nothing special vs standard name motorcycle oils. I was thinking Amazon Valvoline full synthetic 10W40. $10 a quart shipped. Stick with Yamaha named oil filter ???? What’s the chain lube of choice ??? Thanks Wardawg

 

[Propflux01]

The Valvoline Motorcycle oil will work just fine. I prefer OEM filters. Chain wax for the chain lube.

 

[car54]

I use Hengst H97W06 filters on my bikes. Yamaha and Kawasaki both use this filter. They are $4 each on Rockauto and cut apart are every bit the same quality as the $20 OEM filters. I buy 12 at a time because they also fit all three of my Kubota diesels. Never an issue.

For 10w-40 I run the Maxima proplus. shifts amazing. and its not expensive. a few dollars more than Valvoline. and free shipping on two gallons or more. https://www.chapmoto.com/maxima-pro-plus-synthetic-10w40-oil.html

 

[donnyj08]

Any 10w40 Motorcycle oil will work great in the Yamaha CP2 engine. The Valvoline is a great choice. I would run the OEM filters and for chain lube I’ve always found Dupont Chain saver from Walmart to be as good as any and it’s cheap. I got 21k mile out of my KTM 790 chain using it and it still was in good shape.

Congrats on the new bike.

 

[The_Sheriff]

The Yamaha xsr700 comes with 10w40. I don’t ride hard. Easy peasy actually. I guess Yamalube is nothing special vs standard name motorcycle oils. I was thinking Amazon Valvoline full synthetic 10W40. $10 a quart shipped. Stick with Yamaha named oil filter ???? What’s the chain lube of choice ??? Thanks Wardawg

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There are plenty of good quality 10w-40 moto oils available. Choose one. For chain lube I use the following. It is no muss no fuss and my chains last and last.
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[sw99]

Gear oil works fantastic for chain lube.

 

[nomas]

What about Bar Oil ?

 

[Finklejag]

You can buy Mobil 1 4T 10W40 at Walmart for $10.86 a quart.

 

[Nessism1]

Bar or gear oil make a huge mess. I prefer a chain wax of some sort. It doesn't last as long as sticky oil type lubes, but it's good enough and is much cleaner. Chain lube is mostly there to protect the sprockets and the outside of the rollers. The critical chain lube is sealed inside the chain, not what you spray on the outside.

Regarding oil, you can use just about anything. We used Rotella 5W-40 in my sons MT07 and it ran great with it.

 

[82StudebakerDaytona]

The Drive chain is an O-ring" or X-ring. Cleaning after riding in the rain is important, then a light lube. I've got a collection through the years. The small cans are for traveling. A centerstand is a must for chain lubing on a trip.