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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 06:57 PM
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I must be as crazy as the OP. All three holes @ 3k miles.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 07:11 PM
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Changed oil in 2013 and will probably change again in 2015......
 
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by turnerbend
Changed oil in 2013 and will probably change again in 2015......

LOL - That's quite a plan! Never measured maintenance in years..
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by NDBadlands4-2
This is my plan as well. On my Heritage I only get between 2500-3500 miles a year, but I always put it away with all clean fluids.
Yeap, we get dirty anyway, so why not do all three.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:03 AM
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Using a top tier synthetic, I change all three once a year in the spring.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:11 AM
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As I usually put 6-8 K a yr on here I do

eng and pri -- around 5k and again at summers end...

tranny -- at the end of summer

switched to mobil 1 V-twin 20-50 4yrs ago in all three and totally happy...
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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All 3 holes before I park it for winter. This summer I had 1,202 miles on it. If I hit 1500 miles during riding season I change engine and primary. Then no mater what, 3 in all holes again before the next winter. I do the complete oil change too.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 12:06 PM
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When I was 18. After 48 years now, I know it hardly matters. You could go 10K easily and 20 on the filter. However, I am like you and do all three holes. I personally think the transmission and primary get beat up more then the engine. Trouble is, little of the metal comes out. So really does not matter there either.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 12:21 PM
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why I use tranny gear oil and not motor oil too. Huge difference. Amsoil 75/90.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 12:24 PM
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I change all 3 every 10,000km (6,200 miles)
- Engine: 100% synthetic 20W50
- Tranny and primary: 100% synthetic 75W140
 

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