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May 27, 2014 | 09:46 AM

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fwb35

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Engine every 3,000 then the tranny and primary every other engine change.

May 27, 2014 | 10:15 AM

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mayhemmaster

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From: Hamilton Ontario

I was figuring every 5000 Klms/3000 miles .... but i ran into a guy who said every 2500 Klms/1600 miles and thought that's too often... In the past i only did oil @ beginning of season

Any One know off hand what Dealer charges for oil, tranny, primary ?? A full service ?

May 27, 2014 | 10:25 AM

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SafetyMan

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From: San Antone

5k.

I do all 3, Amsoil in eng/trans and F+ in the primary.

Oil, filter... around 50 bucks.

May 27, 2014 | 10:28 AM

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Notgrownup

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5000 Engine, 10000 Primary and 20000 tranny. No need in wasting good fluids...

May 27, 2014 | 10:32 AM

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slammed05fatty

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I dump all 3 holes every 5k ish, i use syn amsoil. I simply dont want to keep up with wich one i did or didnt change so i just do them all everytime. Dont even have to write milage down either lol

May 27, 2014 | 10:34 AM

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mayhemmaster

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Notgrownup

5000 Engine, 10000 Primary and 20000 tranny. No need in wasting good fluids...

I like that schedule.....

May 27, 2014 | 11:01 AM

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soos

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Notgrownup

5000 Engine, 10000 Primary and 20000 tranny. No need in wasting good fluids...

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayhemmaster

I like that schedule.....

DUH, that's by the book.

May 27, 2014 | 11:08 AM

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bobg03

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From: On 2 rails...

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Originally Posted by equandt

I follow the service schedule in my owners manual. The published schedule from HD regarding the equipment they manufactured seems to work best for me.

Ditto....

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May 27, 2014 | 11:08 AM

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KCFLHRC

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I usually trade bikes before the oil change is due.

May 27, 2014 | 11:13 AM

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hvacgaspiping

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Originally Posted by yzergod

Really??

Dirty, as in dark brown and still not gritty. I may buy an oil scavenger kit if the price ever comes down.

I change the primary every oil change because it`s dirty when the engine oil is dirty.

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