Synthetic oil change mileage
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Seattle, WA
Basically, it can give you a good baseline to know whether your interval can be stretched out or not.
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
The Blackstone report below was done on my bike at 78,675 miles, with 4,575 miles on the oil. The bike has been run on Mobil-1 15w-50 "automotive" oil since the 1,000 mile service. You don't have to fully understand all the numbers, as the Comments section gives a decent description of the motor and oil's condition.
You'll note the suggestion to try a 6,000 mile interval for the next oil change. I'm not looking to extend the change interval, but it's nice to know that the oil is capable of doing so.
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From: Florida
Amazing... you pay this much money for a motorcycle then try to save pocket change on an oil change... just saying!!!
We run synthetic oil because it holds up better in an oil cooled engine but it still breaks down.
We run synthetic oil because it holds up better in an oil cooled engine but it still breaks down.
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From: USA
Only way to know for sure is with the oil analysis.
(Your location, your motor)
Opinion:
Some analysis reports show every two years with low miles is acceptable.
Some change filter at 5000 and complete oil at 10000
Syn better than dino at breaking down.
5000 oil change is conservative w/ syn.
(Your location, your motor)
Opinion:
Some analysis reports show every two years with low miles is acceptable.
Some change filter at 5000 and complete oil at 10000
Syn better than dino at breaking down.
5000 oil change is conservative w/ syn.
Road Master
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From: Katy, TX
Also depends on where you live. If you live in a hot climate like some of us here in SE Texas the oil will break down faster due to extreme heat. Lucky this year it was not as hot as it was last year.
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When time comes that my oil no longer gets above 180 I make a note of the miles and change it in another 1500 miles or 5000 total, which ever comes first.
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