[Tim Hancock]

Good to see I was not the only one who used Yamalube (makes me feel like I made a good choice). At the time (early 90's) someone had told me that some members of Team Honda were secretly using Yamalube R.

When re-ringing my race bikes while using Yamalube pistons showed no carbon and wear rates were low. Making the switch to Amsoil made me nervous at first, but since switching, I have had no issues whats-so-ever and it also burns clean.

As I said before, over the years, I have used numerous brands (including Klotz R50, Yamalube R, Golden Spectro, Pennzoil etc etc).

Some were good, some were not so good. The Amsoil is good for me due to being readily available, cheap and I mix it the same for EVERY vehicle I burn it in, with absolutely no lubrication failures of any kind over a 10 year period. Many other oils are capable of the same track record.

I only offer MY preference due to the track record I have established over ten years of abusing numerous two strokes. My ultralight 440cc "snowmobile" engine runs at 6000-6500 rpm for hours at a time and has about 200 hrs on it. I have changed sparkplugs about 4 times just as preventive maintenance. I have never fouled a plug and my engine compression is excellant. I still keep and beat the hell out of mine and my daughter's motocross bikes, all without any issues. My weedeaters and chain saws start easily have have lots abuse in hot weather over the last ten yrs.