Let's talk oil and filter

Do it yourself. Use any quality brand oil that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling along with a good oil filter. Keep your receipts for any warranty issues down the road. Use a new washer on the drain plug every time. Check tightness on all of the FZ-10 fasteners with a torque wrench every time you change oil. Follow maintenance schedules.

From the tech tip section, I give you this link to all availible oil filters. I really like the K&N fz10.org/thread/159/yamaha-oil-filter-list-numbers

I use Motul 7100 oil and Hi-flo HF-204 filter... My bike never went back the dealership after the day i picked it up,no dealership will ever do any maintenance work on it...ever!

Was using Rotella on the last bike, but Yamalube oil and filter this time. Main reason, Yamalube warranty extension. I've got the extended warranty program as well, so they can't pin anything on the lube/filter I use. The additional 20 year 100k mile warranty will be worth it if I keep the bike. Not sure if you'd be able to transfer the Yamalube account to another person, but that would be a nice re-sale point. Would like to see them add the ability to download the log history as well, would make it easier and more convenient then having to keep my own in Excel.

**Edit: Also, the dealer pretty much said that as long as you follow the checks outlined in the manual you should be good doing things yourself.  Just when it get's time for the valve checks you may want to consider taking it in to your local, or desirable dealer. So the monies you save doing the stuff yourself could be used on the more expensive maintenance checks/services.  

Also, I like to do oil changes myself.  I will however, take it in about every 3rd change to have them tighten things up and check closer than myself to look at ware/tare and see what they say.  

As far as I know you just have to use their oil An filter An record it on the Yamaha website with receipts An etc... An you are covered.

From the Terms and Conditions of the Yamalube Advantage Program:

"VALID REGISTRATION for this Warranty must be completed at/before the first scheduled maintenance
of a Qualified Product as specified in the applicable Owner’s Manual for the Qualified Product, with an
allowance of ten percent (10%) over the mileage interval, hours of operation interval, or time interval
provided, through submission of a registration form via www.yamalubeadvantage.com. During
registration, the owner of the Qualified Product must fill in all required information, answer qualifying
questions, report any/all oil changes performed prior to registration, and submit the number of miles
with respect to the Qualified Product."


Further reading into the TaC it seems that the warranty is transferable.  You just need to make sure you have the service records/receipts available if they want to audit you.  Now to add images of the receipts to my Excel spreadsheet.