How many miles after fluid changes?
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From: Conesus NY USA
How many miles after fluid changes?
Just wondering how many miles you can ride after end-of-season fluid changes before you defeat the reason you change them in the first place.
Dealer did 3-hole change Monday and Ive ridden about 180 mi. since. Probably done for the year but if we get some good days before they salt it would be nice to get one last ride in.
Also tank is full of non- ethanol plus Stabil 360. Im sure others in cold climates have struggled w/this, lol.
Dealer did 3-hole change Monday and Ive ridden about 180 mi. since. Probably done for the year but if we get some good days before they salt it would be nice to get one last ride in.
Also tank is full of non- ethanol plus Stabil 360. Im sure others in cold climates have struggled w/this, lol.
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IMHO, if you store it at the dealership for the winter and asked them to do the fluid change , chances are they wont get to it until Spring anyway. So, I wait until salt and snow and I know Im not going out anymore, then I do it.
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I heard from a friend that knows a guy who’s wife cleans the office at a repair shop that you never want to ride it over 13.6 miles or you’ll have to totally rebuild the engine.
I get the question, but you are over thinking it too much in my opinion.
Enjoy the winter.
I get the question, but you are over thinking it too much in my opinion.
Enjoy the winter.
Last edited by Cosmic Razorback; Oct 12, 2022 at 06:13 PM.
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What is the 'reason' you changed them in the first place? If the reason was so you could never ride it again, well...yeah...you would defeat that. I usually change my fluids in order to ensure I can keep riding it without premature wear/failure. I don't see how that is defeated in your scenario.
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As long as you ride it long enough for the engine and oil to get up to temperature (30-40 minutes) all is good. You want to burn off any moisture in the crankcase.
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I get that letting the engine sit for months with clean/fresh oil is probably (marginally) better than letting it sit with dirty oil but ...
my oil change intervals are shorter than 5,000 miles and I do not engage (at least not that often) in operational behavior that is adverse to long engine life so, to answer the OP's question: probably a few hundred miles is not going to defeat the purpose but, to be honest - and even though I do it myself, storing the bike with new oil is perhaps better but only marginally so. YYMV.
my oil change intervals are shorter than 5,000 miles and I do not engage (at least not that often) in operational behavior that is adverse to long engine life so, to answer the OP's question: probably a few hundred miles is not going to defeat the purpose but, to be honest - and even though I do it myself, storing the bike with new oil is perhaps better but only marginally so. YYMV.
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