Fall oil changes
Road Captain
Joined: May 2017
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From: Indiana
I change per mileage, not time of year...
I would not (and actually will not) change for storage at 1500mi.
I just completed the 20k several hundred miles ago... will have 1000 to 1500 by the time I garage it for the IN winter.
Definitely not changing it just because I’m gonna park it in a garage...
Let’s keep riding on brothers,
pc
I would not (and actually will not) change for storage at 1500mi.
I just completed the 20k several hundred miles ago... will have 1000 to 1500 by the time I garage it for the IN winter.
Definitely not changing it just because I’m gonna park it in a garage...
Let’s keep riding on brothers,
pc
Club Member
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From: Inland NW
Again, I was just trying to help that poster with a simple solution. He is new to this, and asked for advice on his first Harley.
What is the issue with this??
What is the issue with this??
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 237
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From: St Louis
I was at the Harley Dealer early spring and thought while I'm here i will have them change the oil from sitting for months during the long Minnesota Winter. I think I had 800 miles on the bike since the last oil change the previous year. The Harley Tech laughed at me and said the last thing this bike needs is another oil change - go ride!
Banned
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Straight Jacket Memories and Sedative Highs
Nothing. Sometimes first get out of the way is ok. But not much to oil changes either, ask for orings and filter and bunch of oil.
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2007
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Ive been running 25-60 all year (spectro) and thought given that I sometimes might sneak the bike out during those elusive nice winter days we sometimes have I would put in 20-50. Clean oil for the winter sit. No big deal, not going to hurt it. Damn though the bike is now louder. GRRRRRRRRR. Ill leave it in till spring then back to the 25-60.
randy
randy
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From: Good roads, cold beer
Up here in the great white north, where there is snow on the ground for 3-6 months out of the year (because there typically is 1-3 feet of snow on the ground from December through March/April), the bike gets stored in the garage. On my past machines, I would change the oil in the fall so there was nice clean oil on everything and in the crank case for the long storage period.
With the HD, the typical service is 5000 miles for an oil change. The bike has only about 1.5k on this current oil change. For those that park it for the winter, do you change the oil every fall? Should I do all 3 holes? I may just still do it for piece of mind, but hoping for your thoughts as well.
With the HD, the typical service is 5000 miles for an oil change. The bike has only about 1.5k on this current oil change. For those that park it for the winter, do you change the oil every fall? Should I do all 3 holes? I may just still do it for piece of mind, but hoping for your thoughts as well.
If it were more miles I would (maybe 2.5K+) ....I typically dump all holes before winter. But at 1.5k, no. I run synth, assuming you do as well.
Last edited by F150HD; Oct 11, 2019 at 05:11 PM.
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Road Captain
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 521
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From: Indiana
I was at the Harley Dealer early spring and thought while I'm here i will have them change the oil from sitting for months during the long Minnesota Winter. I think I had 800 miles on the bike since the last oil change the previous year. The Harley Tech laughed at me and said the last thing this bike needs is another oil change - go ride!