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Oct 20, 2017 | 01:39 PM

#21

bettingpython

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From: Tulsa, OK

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Originally Posted by Redoilokie

If you're talking about all 3 holes, that's a pretty reasonable price. Most dealers are getting around 400. Indies are slightly less, but beginning to close the gap.

Get a manual, follow some instructions, save some coin and get a little self-satisfaction out of it.

This is your answer.
3.5 qts of Mobil 1 v-twin
34 ozs of redline syntheic primary chain lube
28 ozs of redline syntheic transmission fluid
1 filter
3 o-rings

Runs me $98 a pop on average to do one of my bikes.

Oct 20, 2017 | 01:43 PM

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jamala00

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Originally Posted by Redoilokie

If you're talking about all 3 holes, that's a pretty reasonable price. Most dealers are getting around 400. Indies are slightly less, but beginning to close the gap.

Holy $hit where do you live?? I normally do it myself, but I've had the shop do it on occasion and NEVER have I paid over $180 for all 3 holes...? $400, you have to be joking?

Oct 20, 2017 | 01:49 PM

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Redoilokie

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Originally Posted by jamala00

Holy $hit where do you live?? I normally do it myself, but I've had the shop do it on occasion and NEVER have I paid over $180 for all 3 holes...? $400, you have to be joking?

Yeah, I posted menu prices for one dealer in another thread for 5k svc. I want to say it was 440.00 and that was the less expensive of the 2 dealers in town. Tulsa, OK

Oct 20, 2017 | 01:50 PM

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RK_Classic

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Rough crowd today. Mark it up as a lesson learned. I negotiated my 1k service when I bought the bike. After that I do it myself. Easy enough to do with basic tools and you get to learn about your bike.

rk classic.

Oct 20, 2017 | 02:19 PM

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Bogie_71

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Make sure you buy the air filter with the rest of the stuff and you are good to go. Do it yourself though. I took my bike to the dealer for the 1k and 5k and decided I was riding enough to do about 3 oil changes a year and that was too much money. With a little planning and the manual it is an easy process.

Oct 20, 2017 | 02:41 PM

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chamokie

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Originally Posted by UUNetBill

Honestly, the only thing that drove me away from changing my own oil in my cars and bikes is the hassle of getting rid of the old oil...

A lot of places will take used motor oil. They heat with it.
Here the recycle center will take it free.

Oct 20, 2017 | 02:45 PM

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Redoilokie

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Originally Posted by chamokie

A lot of places will take used motor oil. They heat with it.
Here the recycle center will take it free.

I have a 500 gal waste oil tank at work. The recycler used to come by and leave us a check when he emptied it. Now, I'm paying him.

Oct 21, 2017 | 04:42 AM

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mcgee10

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It's the $300 is why I do it myself. I pulls all 3 drain plugs and while they are draining I clean old sealer off threads and replace with new sealer and O rings and replace oil filter. Then put all 3 drain plugs back in and torq to 14 lbs. Then fill. I use Klotz synthetic 20w50 in all 3 holes. I do this twice a year regardless of mileage but usually every 3000 miles. I like checking the oil and seeing it still red in color.( that's just a me thing ) I have it down pat now takes me an hour to do this give or take. And I save about $ 200 and I know it was done right. The Harley dealer here has different people working there every 3 months or so. I wouldn't let them put air in the tires without checking after they did it. But that me. This is just to easy not to do it yourself. Buy yourself a drain pan, filter wrench, thread sealer, bag of O rings and that oil filter bib that fits under the filter to keep from making a mess.