Hey fellas,
Normally I wouldn't have asked this if it was a car, I know color doesn't indicate its condition, but this is my first motorcycle and I am not sure if this is normal or not.
As title says: I changed the oil and filter today. I tried my best to get the old oil out, waited around 45 minutes to make sure. After few miles, new oil was dark brown. Is this a normal thing with wet clutch motorcycles? I am not hard on it, no redlines, no wheelies, no track days, just occasional spirited driving. I found this when I started using Rotella T4, and I am not 100% sure if this is happening with Motul, it was pretty short OCIs anyways (listed below).
I have just put about 10.000 km (6400 miles) with my bike, and I changed the oil frequently during the break in period.
1st- 500 miles - Motul 4T 5100 10w40 - OEM oil filter
2nd - 1000 miles (500 OCI) - Motul 4T 5100 10w40 - OEM oil filter
3rd- 2500 miles (1.5k OCI) - Shell Rotella T4 15w40 - OEM oil filter
4th - 4500 miles (2k OCI) - Shell Rotella T4 15w40 - OEM oil filter
5th (today)- total mileage = 6400 miles (2-2.5k OCI) - Shell Rotella T6 5w40 - Fram XG6607
Planning to extend OCI 5k miles going forward, if this is normal.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Dan
Normally I wouldn't have asked this if it was a car, I know color doesn't indicate its condition, but this is my first motorcycle and I am not sure if this is normal or not.
As title says: I changed the oil and filter today. I tried my best to get the old oil out, waited around 45 minutes to make sure. After few miles, new oil was dark brown. Is this a normal thing with wet clutch motorcycles? I am not hard on it, no redlines, no wheelies, no track days, just occasional spirited driving. I found this when I started using Rotella T4, and I am not 100% sure if this is happening with Motul, it was pretty short OCIs anyways (listed below).
I have just put about 10.000 km (6400 miles) with my bike, and I changed the oil frequently during the break in period.
1st- 500 miles - Motul 4T 5100 10w40 - OEM oil filter
2nd - 1000 miles (500 OCI) - Motul 4T 5100 10w40 - OEM oil filter
3rd- 2500 miles (1.5k OCI) - Shell Rotella T4 15w40 - OEM oil filter
4th - 4500 miles (2k OCI) - Shell Rotella T4 15w40 - OEM oil filter
5th (today)- total mileage = 6400 miles (2-2.5k OCI) - Shell Rotella T6 5w40 - Fram XG6607
Planning to extend OCI 5k miles going forward, if this is normal.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Dan