Primary/trans fluid change intervals
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 449
Likes: 22
From: In a van, down by the river
I drop my primary oil beginning of every season, too cheap and easy not to. Tranny every other season. Formula + in primary, Redline vtwin transmission oil in tranny. I rarely hit 5k a season on the bike.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,788
Likes: 4
From: Here
I do 5k on the primary to get the used clutch material out of there. Trans at 10k although that's probably overkill. I can't see the need to change the trans fluid so much more often on a MC vs an auto since they are both manual gearboxes with separate fluid reservoirs. But WTFDIK.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,808
Likes: 284
From: Green Country Oklahoma
I do em all every other motor oil change which is between 3 to 4K miles depends how I put the miles on it.
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