Need oil change location when touring?
Road Captain
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From: Ft Myers FL
+1 thats why theres dealers
Cruiser
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From: Springfield, Oregon
My brother's shop ( Greg Coen Motor Company ) in Springfield, OR. will let travelers do their own oil change in the back lot of the shop, if you buy the oil and filter there. The oil pan and old oil barrel for recycling are right close. He will also put travelers wanting tires in front of the waiting list and has great prices on tires. GCMC is one of the best aftermarket motorcycle shops in the NW. They work on Harley and Victory.
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C'mon you guys...what could possibly go wrong with putting your address on the internet, telling the world they have an open door to a $20K motorcycle and probably a garage full of tools? Where's that old, "I'm a member of HD Forums and everybody here is a brother" spirit?
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No no no, thats all wrong. Ride out into the woods, park your bike over a spotted owl nest, and drain the oil there. Then throw your old oil filter where a baby seal will eat it.
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From: eastern oklahoma
i can't imagine not doing your oil change before leaving your house. surely if you can't afford to get your oil changed during your trip, then you can't afford a trip long enough to warrant an oil change in the first place. i sure wouldn't allow someone i didn't know in to my shop.
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I am no expert but this is what I do on my touring bikes which are a 2008 Buell Ulysses XT and a 2010 Ultra.
I start out the trip on fresh syn oil. Then during the trip I don't even worry about going even 10K before changing. I do check the level each day of course.
An engine run on the open road for day after day has cleaner oil that the bike that is ridden 30 miles to work each day. So the interval can be stretched out.
The easiest miles on a bike are those going 70 mph on the Interstate heading to the sunset.
I start out the trip on fresh syn oil. Then during the trip I don't even worry about going even 10K before changing. I do check the level each day of course.
An engine run on the open road for day after day has cleaner oil that the bike that is ridden 30 miles to work each day. So the interval can be stretched out.
The easiest miles on a bike are those going 70 mph on the Interstate heading to the sunset.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Ditto! The numbers (30 miles/70mph) may be open to a little discussion but you get the point.