Sturgis oil change
#21
05-07-2011 | 08:05 PM
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Well I was shocked at the prices they were charging at the Amsoil tent (and other places), actually a little pissed, felt they were gouging. I went to the O'reillys across the street, boought al necessary materials, Mobil 1 V $9 per qt, Blue paper towels, drain pan $3, Fram Filter cant remember but like $5. Did the oil change in parking lot, dumped oil at store recycle bin left pan behind. All of this within sight of the theiving oil changers tents, fk them. Total cost $50.
Afterwords I seen a church on the bypass street everyone uses offering a place to change oil and wash bike for free, tents and all. Good Christians there.
As others said change before you leave, I was on way back to Fla from Alaska so was due for change.
Afterwords I seen a church on the bypass street everyone uses offering a place to change oil and wash bike for free, tents and all. Good Christians there.
As others said change before you leave, I was on way back to Fla from Alaska so was due for change.
#22
05-07-2011 | 08:12 PM
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Don't want to start another oil thread, but I am going to chime in here. I have owned large tractor trailer rigs for over 10 yrs. Been driving for over 25. Now I know that the additive packages in diesel oil is different for those of gas engines. Having said that, we run our oil up to 20,000 miles without changing. This is not considered an extended drain interval. Best mileage to change on a truck with dino oil is 15,000 miles. With full synthetic oil, in a motorcycle, five thousand miles is a no brainer. I run a syn blend in my Ford Explorer and it has over 170,000 miles on it. I change it every six or seven thousand. You should have no problem running full synthetic in your bike seven thousand plus miles.
Change before you leave with high quality full synthetic, run it with confidence, change it when you get back.
Change before you leave with high quality full synthetic, run it with confidence, change it when you get back.
#23
05-07-2011 | 09:03 PM
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Don't want to start another oil thread, but I am going to chime in here. I have owned large tractor trailer rigs for over 10 yrs. Been driving for over 25. Now I know that the additive packages in diesel oil is different for those of gas engines. Having said that, we run our oil up to 20,000 miles without changing. This is not considered an extended drain interval. Best mileage to change on a truck with dino oil is 15,000 miles. With full synthetic oil, in a motorcycle, five thousand miles is a no brainer. I run a syn blend in my Ford Explorer and it has over 170,000 miles on it. I change it every six or seven thousand. You should have no problem running full synthetic in your bike seven thousand plus miles.
Change before you leave with high quality full synthetic, run it with confidence, change it when you get back.
Change before you leave with high quality full synthetic, run it with confidence, change it when you get back.
#24
05-07-2011 | 09:31 PM
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Even a stout dino like Valvoline VR1 can do 5-6k with no problems, especially extended highway miles. Change it before you leave with a good dino or synthetic & change it again when you get back & enjoy the trip. Definitely not something to worry about, IMO...
#25
05-07-2011 | 10:20 PM
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Put syn in before you go, change it when you get back 5000 miles later. If you follow normal oil change intervals there is not substantial enough oil breakdown to cause abnormal wear or damage to your equipment.
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