I live in chicago area so no winter riding, i use amsoil 10w-40 and change it twice a year, once in spring and once in fall before storage. i hope this is enough. I put about 4k on the bike, its a honda cbr 929.
what is everybodys change interval?
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Once a year - change in the fall before putting the bike in winter storage. Drive about 3 to 4K KM per summer.
8000 miles with 10w30 M1
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Originally posted by LT4 Vette:
8000 miles with 10w30 M1
A previous thread on intervals . Previous thread on intervals
I recently changed out the Mobil 1 15w/50 in my '97 Honda at 3900 miles. Blackstone said the TBN was 8.7 so I'm shooting for around 6000 next. I'm going to Utah next week and after the trip I should have around 5500-6000 miles on the oil and I'll send in that sample.
i change every 2 thou w/ the mobil red cap 15-50 in the 1200 sporty. i know it's overkill but it's less than twenty bucks for 5qts a wally world and i also use it in the primary/tranny. probably will change once a yr in that application. i keep hearing good things about the valvoline vr-1 20-50 racing oil though. if i were to use a dino oil in her, it might be the ticket.
try, it sounds like you are have already found a winning combination with that 929. i know that the bike redlines way into the stratosphere compared to the low tech harley motor, but if i
'm not mistaken, it's also water cooled? eventhough it shares the oil with the transmission, i think the water cooled scoots are alot easier on the oil. good luck. ride safe.
'm not mistaken, it's also water cooled? eventhough it shares the oil with the transmission, i think the water cooled scoots are alot easier on the oil. good luck. ride safe.
sorry Motorbike,
I didnt realise this was a motorcycle change interval
I didnt realise this was a motorcycle change interval
In the past I switched around alot to find an oil that would help hold the clutch when I was racing. Now that I have moved and traded bikes round it looks like I'm using Amsoil 10W40 every 3-4K. The owners manual for my VFR calls for 8K oil changes. I just don't have the nerve to do that with a bike yet.
Hi All,
I have a KL-250 (aka Super Sherpa) with 15,000 miles. I've been changing my oil whenever the gears start shifting rough and she starts finding alot of false neutrals. This works out to an OTI of around 1,200 miles. I use dino 10w40.
KL250
I have a KL-250 (aka Super Sherpa) with 15,000 miles. I've been changing my oil whenever the gears start shifting rough and she starts finding alot of false neutrals. This works out to an OTI of around 1,200 miles. I use dino 10w40.
KL250
KL, try a good HDEO 15W-40. I think you'll get alot more miles before rough shifting. I did on my Suzuki with Delvac Super 1300 15W-40.
I have no reason to think the S1300 is better than the other brand name HDEO 15W-40s, it's just the one I am familier with.
'93 ZX-11, AMSOIL AMO 10W-40 @ 3K intervals
2001 Valkyrie Interstate, just acquired with 2.4K miles on her: I changed the oil only with the Valvoline MC-specific (JASO MA) 10W-40 product until it hits the 4K interval (Honda's recommendation) at which time I will change to the AMSOIL product, in which I am very pleased!
CHEERS!
2001 Valkyrie Interstate, just acquired with 2.4K miles on her: I changed the oil only with the Valvoline MC-specific (JASO MA) 10W-40 product until it hits the 4K interval (Honda's recommendation) at which time I will change to the AMSOIL product, in which I am very pleased!
about 400 miles on my DRZ400s. those are miles of nothing but dirt ingestion, clutch slipping, and gear slamming. air filter gets cleaned about every 50~100 miles
At most, I put on about 3000 miles a year, so I change mine once, right before storing it for the winter. One time some moisture got in over the winter, and the oil looked milky by springtime, so I changed it again.
I've used Yamalube 20W-40 previously. I'm switching to Shell Rotella T 15W-40 next time.
I've used Yamalube 20W-40 previously. I'm switching to Shell Rotella T 15W-40 next time.
jons, i was saying i would consider it in a harley. seperate tranny from motor. i don't think moly is a problem in these as there is none of the clutch slippage issues going on. of course valvoline is gonna want you to use their motorcyle specific oil. if not, bikes will turn into pumpkins at twelve o'clock!
oci of 2500-3000 miles on delvac 1300 and i put no less than 8-10,000 miles on a year.
i have a honda cbr929 that see,s regular weekend canyon carving, stunting and burnouts.
i have a honda cbr929 that see,s regular weekend canyon carving, stunting and burnouts.
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