Any problems you would have experienced as a result of overfilling would have affected the engine during that running process. The fact you caught it so quick should have prevented ant serious damage from occurring during your ride.
Synthetic oil in a motor cycle is not highly recommended as the viscosity breakdown is much higher in a bike than in a car. The motor oil appropriate grades for your motorcycle are SAE10W-40, 10W-50, 20W-40, or 20W-50. Fram is a great filter and should be more than sufficient for your use.
Listen, as far as the "Wear -in" period is concerned, you should change the oil every 500 miles for the first 3000 miles in order to best break in the motor as well as keep your speeds constant and no over-revving. Another note is that you should remember this is a nice high end bike and the care you provide to it in the early mile will pay off in the long term. Change your filters, make sure your fluids are within range and DO NOT LET IT RUN OUT OF GAS. This will cause any dirt in the tank to enter your fuel system and that will not bode well for your Sunday rides. Enjoy your bike. It should prove to be fun. And remember, other drivers don't see you and panic more often than not, so drive defensively. I can tell you this personally.
Their is a pepcock used from fuel flow, but I would not attempt to use it for water drainage. What you should do is not open the cap, under any circumstances, with water around the cap. The indentation around the cap serves a dual purpose, one to prevent fuel from spilling onto the paint when you pull the nozzle out and two to prevent your scratching the paint when putting the cap back on. Water and fuel do not mix and this could lead to your engine bogging down when the water reaches the bottom of the tank. What you should do is keep a rag around to wipe off the spout whenever you fill up and keep that area of the spout free of dirt, otherwise, when you wash it, wait until the water has dissipated and then clean that area of the tank. It should not require that much cleaning.
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I'm sorry, could you please rephrase the question? I am not sure I understand what you are driving at?
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Hi there David.Well providing that you have now got the correct amount of oil in the engine and it is running fine and not leaking you shoul have no no further issues. The question whether or not to use synthetic oil is always a difficult one.If the manufacturer suggests it as an alternative well thats fine,you could use it.If however the manufacturer does not suggest the use of then it is not advisable to use that oil. The break in process on most modern motorcycles is not a big deal and normally is carried out in the first 1000 kms and involves not reving the engine to high rpm for prolonged periods or staying at the same rpm for extended periods. This probably is not a major issue to worry about and would really only be evident if the engine uses excessive oil.
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Expert robswheel had answered most of my questions, but all if them. If I can use Valvoline oil with a frame filter for the ZX6R? Of course the oil and filter are rated for a motorcycle. And I have been looking threw my owners manual for hours and can't find if it says that I can or cannot use synthetic oil? And not to be a rude person, but if I may also get one more opinion on my other questions?
Thank you for all your help they seemed like basic questions, but they were questions a lot of people could respond to. But since I have been asking a lot of questions one more came to me. On the gas cap there is a seal but if it rains/or I wash it water builds up around it. So when I open the cap to refuel it all that water just drains right into the tank. Shouldn't there be a drain somewhere by there? Cause I do see a small port, but it doesn't seem like it's doing anything. Maybe I should just take a air hose to the port and try to blow away some built dirt?
yes I understand that water should not be around the cap, but does it stay there cause I've driven in the rain and washed my Yamaha serveral times and water never was around the cap.?
If my oil level keeps rising? Is it possible that fuel is getting into the oil?
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