916 engine low oil pressure light blinking at low revs

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STEPHAN BOATIN
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 9:21 PM

My beloved ST4 doesn’t like hot weather. On a long hot ride the oil pressure light blinks when the engine slows to an idle. My question is this, would using a heavier weight oil like 20w50 improve the situation increasing oil pressure or would it do opposite lowering the oil pressure?  I presently use motorcycle specific 10w40.

My beloved ST4 doesn’t like hot weather. On a long hot ride the oil pressure light blinks when the engine slows to an idle. My question is this, would using a heavier weight oil like 20w50 improve the situation increasing oil pressure or would it do opposite lowering the oil pressure? I presently use motorcycle specific 10w40.