Do you wait 5,000 between oil changes?
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Eastern NE
5K on the dot...if I'm not at dealer when odo reaches the mark, I radio in the helo to airlift bike into service...
JK, don't worry so much on hitting service marks, you can set the oil change schedule to your schedule/needs.
JK, don't worry so much on hitting service marks, you can set the oil change schedule to your schedule/needs.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Central Jersey
I find it therapeutic to do maintenance on my bike. In the early days of spring, late days of winter, i may go out and check it just to do it. It's not expensive and gives me the opportunity to tinker around. Not hurting anything, not helping anything.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2015
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From: Puyallup, WA
Some think that 5000 miles is overkill. I'm the opposite. Three quarts of motor oil is pretty cheap, and heat is a killer of oil. Air cooled motor run hot. Much hotter than liquid cooled. And since air cooled motors depend on oil as a coolant as well as lubrication, I prefer to keep it fresh. So, i'll change it about every 3k. Filter every other change.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2010
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don't trust the dealer. they say they service their trade ins but that is bs. remember they are trying to turn a profit on it so the less they have to spend on making the bike sellable the better. the only thing i've seen them do is change tires because by law they can't sell a bike with tires below the legal tread wear.
with that in mind every time i buy a used bike the first thing i do is change fluids since i dont know when was the last time the previous owner did it unless service receipts are provided. then i go on 3k intervals on the engine and 6k on the trans/primary. i do syn too so it might be overkill but at least it makes me feel good lol
with that in mind every time i buy a used bike the first thing i do is change fluids since i dont know when was the last time the previous owner did it unless service receipts are provided. then i go on 3k intervals on the engine and 6k on the trans/primary. i do syn too so it might be overkill but at least it makes me feel good lol
Last edited by wrussi; May 14, 2016 at 08:50 AM.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 795
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From: Kane County IL
don't trust the dealer. they say they service their trade ins but that is bs. remember they are trying to turn a profit on it so the less they have to spend on making the bike sellable the better. the only thing i've seen them do is change tires because by law they can't sell a bike with tires below the legal tread wear.
with that in mind every time i buy a used bike the first thing i do is change fluids since i dont know when was the last time the previous owner did it unless service receipts are provided. then i go on 3k intervals on the engine and 6k on the trans/primary. i do syn too so it might be overkill but at least it makes me feel good lol
with that in mind every time i buy a used bike the first thing i do is change fluids since i dont know when was the last time the previous owner did it unless service receipts are provided. then i go on 3k intervals on the engine and 6k on the trans/primary. i do syn too so it might be overkill but at least it makes me feel good lol
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