Fz6 Oil Capacity

Im due for an oil change in 400 miles and while i have the part number for the filter i cant remember the engines oil capacity.
Fz6 oil capacity. Without oil filter cartridge replace ment. The yamaha filters appear to be absolutely top shelf but at 1600 a pop i bought the supertech walmart filter. Just today i purchased the oil for my 1000 1200 mile oil change. Fork oil change on my yamaha fz6 s2 fazer.
It is one of those things which not many people are aware of but fork oil is undergoing different stresses which ages it. In this version sold from year 2010 the dry weight is and it is equiped with a in line four four stroke motor. Apply a thin coat of engine oil to 250 l 264 us qt 220 impqt without oil filter cartridge replace ment. Fork oil level 134mm with the spring removed fork leg compressed and measured from the top of the inner tube.
Just changed the oil and filter on my fz6 on a 07 plate but not sure if i put in too much oil cant find my book for capacity but seem to remember that you check it on dipstick after running engine did this but im slightly over the mark on dipstick. I used yamalube 10w 40 for my first oil change at 588 miles. I spent an entire day researching filters and this appears to be one of the best out there for nearly the cheapest. I got mobil 1 10w 40 fully synthetic.
If you use amsoil synthetic motorcycle engine oil 10w40 you can increase the oil change intervals to 8000 miles but at 4000 miles change only the oil filter then add just enough new amsoil to make up from what you lost changing the filter. I would assume it is the same as an 09 mine. Yeah i know some of the punctuation in the end piece disclaimer. A rule of thumb is that fork oil needs to be changed somewhere around every 20000 30000 km 15000 20000 miles on a street motorbike.
The yamaha fz6 also known as the fz6 fazer is a 600 cc 37 cu in motorcycle that was introduced by yamaha in 2004 as a middleweight naked bike built around the 2003 yzf r6 engine. Im on the road on the fz6 in colorado. Haynes book says oil capacity per leg 467cc. Demonstration of the do it yourself oil change for a 2008 yamaha fz6.
Most never change their fork oil. Posted on december 22 2014 by touron2wheels.