Best gas & oil for dual sport bike?

**RodneyBR** · 07-06-2011, 01:59 PM

I'm taking delivery on a 2006 Yamaha TW200 Dual Sport bike today and was wondering what type of gas (regular, premium....) and kind of oil (regular or syntactic and also brand of oil) to use.

Also, what about changing the filter on that bike, any filter recommendations?

**rideitlikeyoustoleit** · 07-06-2011, 06:06 PM

Whatever your manual reccomends?

**S500K** · 07-06-2011, 06:28 PM

***Check the manual or ask what GP put in right now - it should all be new***

When I go my bike from GP...

Gas they put in 91 shell v power and have always used it
Oil - Motoul 5100 10w40 so I kept using it
*Filter, either OEM from Yamaha or a K&N - NO FRAM! http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum...-my-oil-filter

**RodneyBR** · 07-06-2011, 08:29 PM

Well I got the bike used from GP Bikes used, so no manual. I guess I'll have to download one and start reading.

**RodneyBR** · 07-06-2011, 08:38 PM

Ahhh, someone else who bought from GP. I just received my bike and looking forward to taking it for a spin. I was going to buy used via a private sale, but decided to go with a used one from GP as I thought it would be safer and easier for my first bike.

**S500K** · 07-06-2011, 08:41 PM

And a 3month or 3000km warranty?.....

**matt365** · 07-06-2011, 08:45 PM

Shell Rotella diesel oil, cheap at canadian tire.

87 octane... the TW doesn't want any fancy gas or oil.

The oil filter is a cleanable screen filter, just rinse it with any mineral spirit.

The TW is a little battleaxe, you can't kill the thing.

I've got one that's been through hell and back, and it just keeps on ticking.

**RodneyBR** · 07-06-2011, 09:00 PM

Two months and a bit, but no word on how many KM

**RodneyBR** · 07-06-2011, 09:06 PM

Good to hear

Now I'm even more excited, as I don't have to worry so much about maintenance and such. A no-brainer bike sounds good to me, especially for a first bike. Well, not my very first bike, but the first one in a very long time. I had a Honda 100 dual sport back in the day.

**Rotten_Ronnie** · 07-07-2011, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by matt365

Shell Rotella diesel oil, cheap at canadian tire. 87 octane... the TW doesn't want any fancy gas or oil. The oil filter is a cleanable screen filter, just rinse it with any mineral spirit. The TW is a little battleaxe, you can't kill the thing. I've got one that's been through hell and back, and it just keeps on ticking.

+1 The higher the octane the harder it is to burn completely. It's used in high compression engines, or when you hear a knocking from an older or dirtier engine, as carbon deposits heat up and preignite the fuel before top dead centre. The short answer is if the manual says 87 octane, save the extra cash. My KLR is at 73,000 kms on the Rotella 15w40. It's great stuff, and available in bulk at Wallymart. Clean your air filter on a regular basis, if it's the reusable foam type, you'll need a solvent to clean the used dirt and oil off like mineral spirits, dry it out and re oil it with something similar to Bel Ray air filter oil. Stay away from the K&N kits, most of them use a very light oil for paper filters. Congratulations!