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Nov 4, 2007 | 08:59 AM

sonar_chris

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Trans oil

So I bought a service manual the other day, just to make sure I was doing everything nessicary for my services. Looking at the service interval, the trans oil is due to be changed every 20K miles. So this got me thinking, HD trans Vs. normal manual trans. They are pretty close in design of how they work, so other than feeling better about yourself, there is no real reason to change the trans oil at every 5K service, IMHO its just a way for the dealer to make some more money off you. What do you all think?

Chris

Nov 4, 2007 | 09:06 AM

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RE: Trans oil

I changedmy trans. lubeout to 75-90 Valvoline gear lube (dino) @ 800 miles and won't change again until 10,000 miles when I plan to do a full service...no funny noises, bike shifts smooth, and I sleep like a rock.