Running Valvoline VR1 20w50 racing oil

[SuzukiGoat]

Same Yamaha triple. Sperate oils for engine and clutch.

Any experience running these oils in bikes? Just curious if they hold up.

Yamaha specs 1600 mile interval on dino oil.

 

[BigCahuna]

I've run it in my '05 Harley and it worked fine. There's a couple of UOA'S listed in the motorcycle section you could take a look at. Does your bike call for 20/50 wt?.,,

 

[ammolab]

I have run a mix of 10W-30 and 20W-50 in my BMW several times with great OA results. No clutch or oil in my crankcase.

Getting hard to find the Synthetic VR-1 in stores and the 10W-30 is nowhere. Stopped in 10 Houston area Auto stores last month...all I saw was a few bottles of conventional 20W-50.

 

[gman2304]

I've ran the Vr1 in an Evo and a twin cam 96 for several years. It has gotten good reviews/uoa's here, and on a Harley forum I visit. I use the conventional Vr1 20w50 and change it out at 2,500 miles. Member sunruh here thinks it's a very good oil for Harley's.

 

[BrocLuno]

It is very good oil. Excellent base stocks. Good add-pak. But, if you can't find it, Maxlife red bottle (blend) is a good runner up.

 

[SuzukiGoat]

Bike specs everything from a 10w40 to a 20w60 in the engine side.

I typically just do 0w40 in everything, but these yamaha triples seem much much quieter running thicker oils.

The trans shifts completely differently going from 10w40 yamalube to 15w50. Like butter.

 

[sunruh]

unless you are racing and have an oil sponsor...slightly thicker is better

 

[SuzukiGoat]

At $1 a quart, I may change it every 1k for s&g

 

[Robenstein]

Ran it once in my Triumph, worked great.