Maintenance questions
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Maintenance questions
I bought a 2007 Harley Electra Glide 3 yrs ago with only 10,000 miles on it. I rarely ride it. Once last year and 3 times this year. It has 11,700 miles now. The 10,000 mile maintenance was done on it before I bought it. I probably won't put another 5000 miles on it in 3 more years. I may ride it a mile to church or a 5 mile round trip to town every now and then. My question is, do I need to do any maintenance on it before 15,000 miles since it will be forever before I hit that? Am I doing any damage to it by not riding or cranking it often? Someone told me I needed to at least ride it around the block once a week to keep everything lubed up inside or condensation would build up. How can I best take care of this bike if I don't ride it much? Thanks
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In addition to riding it long enough to heat the engine/oil to evaporate the condensation as often as possible a yearly oil change is a must do. I strongly suggest fuel conditioners and a battery tender.
I bought a 2007 Harley Electra Glide 3 yrs ago with only 10,000 miles on it. I rarely ride it. Once last year and 3 times this year. It has 11,700 miles now. The 10,000 mile maintenance was done on it before I bought it. I probably won't put another 5000 miles on it in 3 more years. I may ride it a mile to church or a 5 mile round trip to town every now and then. My question is, do I need to do any maintenance on it before 15,000 miles since it will be forever before I hit that? Am I doing any damage to it by not riding or cranking it often? Someone told me I needed to at least ride it around the block once a week to keep everything lubed up inside or condensation would build up. How can I best take care of this bike if I don't ride it much? Thanks
DO NOT start it once a week and let it run for a few minutes - that only builds up condensation and shortens the engine and oil life and the battery (if not kept on a tender) Oh yeah, keep the battery on a tender!
Last edited by Ed Ramberger; Aug 1, 2020 at 09:37 PM.
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Yes get it fully hot when you ride it, more frequent oil changes, seafoam in the gas, check tire pressure & move it around occasionally so the tires don't get flat spots. Battery tender...why aren't you riding more frequently? I have 3 bikes & 2 quads so some of them do sit alot.