Are you still adhering to this interval?

 

Yep. And quite likely 5K on your engine oil and filter.

That's the interval recommended for my bike too. I choose to stick to the recommended schedule, I figure the engineers who recommend such things know a lot more about it than I do.

 

I do the same.

 

Surprised to read some of the intervals you guys change fluid at. You are wasting resources and $$ changing it so often but do as you please.

 

...."wasting resources"?!?!.......what the heck does that mean? When I fill my motorcycle with gas and ride around with no particular destination in mind am I also "wasting resources"? I'm a firm believer that regular changing of all fluids is cheap protection, even if that's more often than recommended in the manual. In more than 50 years of owning cars, motorcycles, boats and an airplane I've never had any engine or transmission issues.....so I'll just keep "wasting resources and money".....LOL

 

Do you have any evidence that changing fluids more frequently than recommended interval gives greater protection than changing fluids at the recommended interval?

 

4-5 K on motor and primary. Since I put my new Barnett Kevlar clutch in I've noticed much dirtier primary. I worried that all of the extra abrasive grit suspended in the fluid could be putting my tensioner shoe at even higher risk I pulled the primary cover today during my routine fluid change. Everything looked great in there, but I will still change the primary with every motor change. Tranny will usually get done on every 3rd change.

 

Keep the primary clean,your rotor and stator will appreciate it.

 

You quoted a 9 year old thread. That guy hasn't posted since '17. I wouldn't wait around for a answer!