Hi All
I have an 07 with 11k miles on the clock, only had it since September last year, only really done short trips on it as I own another bike.
I have just been away for a weekend trip covering 450 miles and as you always seem to do when doing a longer runs, start analysing every knock, rattle and bang!! well question being I noticed 3rd gear being quite noisy when engaging more so than the other gears...normal?
Not on mine, is it just on the up change or down as well?
seems to be on th up change only, doesn't do it every change, about 90% of the time
Like you said mate sounds like the old motorway madness kicking in worrying about any little thing, I think it's highly unlikely anything is wrong and an oil change will smooth the box out a bit use a semi synthetic.
The old forum had a member who owed a bike shop ,he did 100 000 kms on his MT01 then stripped the engine and all of it was within service limits !!!
Cheers Rocker, you are almost certainly right, going to drop the oil this week, dealer was supposed to have done it before I bought it but I never trust dealers!!
Like you said mate sounds like the old motorway madness kicking in worrying about any little thing, I think it's highly unlikely anything is wrong and an oil change will smooth the box out a bit use a semi synthetic.
The old forum had a member who owed a bike shop ,he did 100 000 kms on his MT01 then stripped the engine and all of it was within service limits !!!
DONT PUT SEMI SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE 01
IT WILL BUGGER THE CLUTCH PLATES USE MINERAL OIL
my yamaha dealer put semi synthetic oil on my 01 and the clutch started slipping after 300 miles
As a result I had to replace the clutch plates and I had only done just over 11.000 miles
Actually a better idea is to use synthetic or semi-synthetic and install a Barnett clutch.
No slipping and the engine gets the best oil there is.
My 2c.
Im not atall convinced semi synthetic oil is the go. I certainly wouldnt go full synthetic...
Oils sometimes dont mix well between brands. An oil change that leads to clutch slipping is usually this. not because there is somethig itrinsically wrong with the oil you just added, be it mineral, semi or whatever...
A quick way to test the theory is to determine how the slip occurs. If it happens at roll-on speeds, passing traffic at speed for example, it is likely not the clutch parts that are failing....
I have +60K miles and always use Yamalube 10W-40 mineral oil here in the UK.
I think Im the only person who still buys it from Tinklers, my local Yamaha dealer.
What technical reason have peole for suggesting the synthetic ois are better..? i bet they dont really understand why mineral oil. whilst it doesnt last as long as a synthetic, is perfectly suited to an engine built around air cooling tolerances....?
My 2c worth..
sticking my neck out here but I do agree the gear change on the MT01 is clonky. Especially from 2nd to 3rd. Better when cold (thicker oil?) it's a common complaint & I don't understand why it has to be so. It's the clunkiest box I've met in 40 years riding. Had mine from new, nothing wrong with it. I'd just say it's a design feature I'd rather wasn't there.
What Tim says about the oil. And good on you Tim for supporting your dealer.
I would say that if your engine is more than standard and you run it hard then go semi.
Some of the clunk is the rider, try pulling the clutch in all the way.
The other thing is to bleed the clutch. Its easy and any air in the line can cause slip I believe.
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