[Robbbb55]

I see the ecommended oil is SAE 10-40W.  It does not say regular or synthetic.  Just breaking in my unit and need to know what type is suggested going forward.   Live in Georgia and not an abusive rider.

[NMKawierider]

Conventional until broke in, then synthetic is fine. I recommend a good motorcycle or ATV oil.

[smitty42]

I assume you have already accomplished the 200 mile break-in maintenance so if you follow the owners manual you would be due for an oil change every 100 hrs/1000 miles/yearly.  It is highly recommended that you use synthetic if you ride in the winter.  I have found two different suppliers that have oil change kits for the 2023 zforce 800. One uses Maxima mineral oil with a price tage of $48.95 free shipping and one that supplies full synthetic for $69.95 (don't know about shipping charges though). 

[tmtex]

I have a heavy motocross background from the kids so Oil changes happened often. When that time comes for me I am going to compare prices from motosport or a local store to those prices and see where I will be going.

[MIcftrail]

I see the ecommended oil is SAE 10-40W.  It does not say regular or synthetic.  Just breaking in my unit and need to know what type is suggested going forward.   Live in Georgia and not an abusive rider.

Lots of different opinions on this subject. Most will stick with conventional oils for break-in period and then switch to synthetics. If you have the dry clutch setup then you don't necessarily need the motorcycle grade oil. I am using Rottela T6 5w40 in all of my toys and motorcycles. Good price and never had an issue using it for many years now.

[jteam]

I have to agree here! I just put Rotella T6 synthetic 5w-40 in my 2015 800. Mine has the wet clutch so its very important to use an oil that has the JASO M rating on it which indicates it does not have, or has much less, of the friction modifiers in it. I easily found it in 15w-40 and 5w-40 by the gallon and it was significantly less than buying 4 stroke specific oil. 5w vs 15w is a personal preference. I prefer the oil to flow when cold as soon as possible.

I see the ecommended oil is SAE 10-40W.  It does not say regular or synthetic.  Just breaking in my unit and need to know what type is suggested going forward.   Live in Georgia and not an abusive rider.

Lots of different opinions on this subject. Most will stick with conventional oils for break-in period and then switch to synthetics. If you have the dry clutch setup then you don't necessarily need the motorcycle grade oil. I am using Rottela T6 5w40 in all of my toys and motorcycles. Good price and never had an issue using it for many years now.