Yes and you would want the shavings out with a oil change every 3k IMO and the bonus is u get to check out your oil for piece of mind because your used oil tells a story of the internals of your bike and whats going on inside. Look. If u really hate to work on your bike then yeah i could see folks doin the 3k 10k 20k intervals but if you enjoy it and you have piece of mind changing all 3 holes at 3k then i think it cant hurt and could only help your engine.

 

Still trying to get the dipstick into that third hole, but resistance happens, any advice?

Dinner and a movie didn't work for me but good luck with that.

I follow MoCo suggestion. Oil every 5000 miles. I do the primary at the same time as I'm adjusting the clutch anyways and its a quart. Big deal. Tranny I run red line in it and it seems to work better for me than Syn3. I changed it once. I have 30000 miles on the bike and no issues. Back injury kept my riding to a minimum for a couple years and crappy weather this year was killing me. Hence the low miles. Back in the gym this year and ready to ride!
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Certainly.

In my vast, vast experience I've found that the third hole option is predominately found accessible on rented rides.
At this time every option available is thrown at the potential owner - this is a great time to explore all aspects of riding but don't be fooled.
As exciting a time this is, potential owners may soon find themselves perplexed as after taking Full ownership, the third hole becomes welded shut and only accessible again on very special occasions such as your annual taking-ownership-anniversary day or maybe when feeding your ride glass after glass of high octane fuel.

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I also change the air in my tires every 5000 miles.

 

well are you trying to use syn or dino,you know syn is slicker.

 

I thought that was funny too but didn't want to laugh at the dude, but since you just did I will too.............. lol

 

I go one better. I change the tires, wheels, grips, battery and windscreen every day...........

 

It's not bubbles on the stick its in the oil. And I've checked it after a hard run with a thermometer and yes its boiling. I've torn down Harley motors where the oil was changed ever 5k and some where it was changed every 2-3k and all I can say is there's a difference of sludge build up. Also are you guys forgeting that most oil has a shelf life? Good practice to change it every 3 months regardless of the miles. So before you guys bash know what the hell your talking about please!

 

Whenever I change the engine oil, I do all three. Sure, its over kill but if I'm in the garage changing the engine oil, for a few extra minutes and a few extra bucks, I change all three.

 

What was the temp of the oil?