Thanks for the feedback guys. I wasn't around nor have I read the archives about this topic from the past (I assume that you've talked this one to death at some point before now) and by the time I made the decision to use 5w50. I have read that it meets Yam's recommended rating specs. though and haven't really worried about it because it seems to run grrrr8. Of course now I'm going to have to consider 10w40 based on what Henry and Jon have told me. As for the clunking, I'd have to say that the drop into first gear was so extreme that I thought it was abnormal and went looking for help (and found) Neelin Wilson's site and his posted "cure" for this. Thanks BTW to the writer - probably Kevin Hawkins. It said to put the bike in gear before you start it (but don't forget to hang onto the brakes) and that will break the fusion between the clutch plates which seems to occur after the bike cools down from the previous ride. The other gears shift with an obvious clunk as well, but don't feel like they are going to actually break something like first gear did. Although, when the bike occasionally falls between gears when riding, it doesn't matter if you shift up or down it hurts (unless you come to a stop and then shift). It's almost like the bike says "smarten up you bozo, pick a gear and do it with passion!. My 0.02 CDN cents worth anyway = 0.0128 USD GWN Daren -----Original Message----- From: Henry S. Winokur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: April 13, 2001 7:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: flushing radiator > I'm not quite as technical as you guys seem to be about my oil. IE: The > only analysis it ever gets is when I look at it when I'm draining Daren: That's not really "oil analysis". If you want to have your oil chemically analyzed, you'd take a sample and send it to a lab. You can probably buy a sample kit from AMSOIL (USA & Canada only +1 (800) 956-5695). Please give them my ZO #319177 if you buy anything. That way I get the credit. If you're running full synthetic you shouldn't have any problems. I would wonder, to some extent if you actually need 5w50. I wonder if 10w40 wouldn't be better? Here in the "south" I run AMSOIL 20w50 Series 2000 oil (its the best they make). In fact in all of our vehicles (95 Ford Windstar, 95 Saab 9000, and 94 Saab 900) I run the Series 2000 oil. Also the "clunk" seems to only happen on the first shift from Neutral to 1st when starting off. At least it is the worst then. After that it gets less "clunky" after that--or so my experience has been. henry > the bike to see how dark it is. I ride in temps from -10 C to +30 C and > leave the same oil in year round, and have done so since break in. I use > 5w50 full synthetic. And the only thing I can say is that the GTS shifts > very hard (clunky), but after talking to others about this I > understand it's > not because of the oil, rather a Yam trait. > > GWN > Daren > > > >Can you say (I hate to do this) synthetic oil??? It doesn't get > jellified > until it is way to cold to be doing anything outside! > > >Regards, > >Henry S. Winokur >
