Overkill oil changes (street riding only)

[High_Revs_17]

What's with riders changing their bike's standard oil ever 1,000 miles? Especially synthetic?!

It's your money so if you feel like wasting it go ahead, but there's no need for it on the street. Standard oil can go to 3,000 before it starts to break down, and Synthetic is designed to have less breakdown over time so putting 5,000 or more on it isn't a problem. Just pick up a quality filter like a K&N to take care of the dirty work and have fun riding instead of killing yourself changing the oil every two to three weeks.

Same deal with fuel, using more than the recommended octane is just literally burning your money away on a stock motor, it's performance won't increase at all, but that's already been touched on numerous times.

[carl_g]

ok

[Vin]

ok
:lol:

Carl burns oil.

I just change mine when I feel guilty about not having changed it in so long. :roflmao:

[High_Revs_17]

ok

You're excluded Carl. :lol:

[soda7o]

once a season....!

[xstortion]

yes

[IrocRob]

...It's your money so if you feel like wasting it go ahead...
...but that's already been touched on numerous times...

...You answered yourself there Ron...

[High_Revs_17]

...You answered yourself there Ron...

Don't even mention how many times a week you change the oil...:lol:

[High_Revs_17]

yes

Yes what? Yes as in I do, or yes as in I don't?

[benellis]

I change my oil after every track day, just something I do because it makes me feel like I'm doing something, instead of nothing.............. like now. :confused:

[Commuta_Busa]

I concur....

[ffejtable]

Our beloved Ron has apparently turned into a Troll.

sigh

[ronin_01r1]

i do it when the oil light comes on. it's been happening round the 6K mark. should i change sooner than waiting for the light? i should keep better track of what mileage im at when i change oil.

[Cakes206]

i do it when the oil light comes on. it's been happening round the 6K mark. should i change sooner than waiting for the light? i should keep better track of what mileage im at when i change oil.


:wtf: is this a trick question? :confused: Your oil light is definitly not supposed to be used as an indicator on when you should change your oil.

[High_Revs_17]

Our beloved Ron has apparently turned into a Troll. sigh

You have to fill me in on the forum geek lingo?

For the record I was trying to post a topic about BIKES in here. :lol:

[skid vicious]

:wtf: is this a trick question? :confused: Your oil light is definitly not supposed to be used as an indicator on when you should change your oil.
ummmmm, yeah it is. it says so in the manual. RTFM. :slap:

[benellis]

speaking of Oil changes and stuff, how many miles can a typical 4 stroke motorcycle engine last, if taken care of? 30K, 50K, more?

[ronin_01r1]

:wtf: is this a trick question? :confused: Your oil light is definitly not supposed to be used as an indicator on when you should change your oil.

yea man. i agree. i'm thinking every 5000 miles full synthetic for street riding.

[Rev]

Its like putting an elephant in the grass....eventually the water is gonna expand, know what I mean! :crazy:

[ffejtable]

speaking of Oil changes and stuff, how many miles can a typical 4 stroke motorcycle engine last, if taken care of? 30K, 50K, more?

unfortunately fwe bikes live to see how long their engines will actually last since most engines seem to outlive the bikes (frames) they are in. I would think a properly maintained engine (not just oil changes) would have no problem going 100k+ miles under normal use (no stunting, racing, etc)... At least for the Water cooled I4 4 stroke... Probably even much longer...

But not many of usaverage 10k miles a year, and that would take 10 years to get to 100k... Don't think too many of us here would keep a sportbike that long... I'm sure if you visited the goldwing forums, you'd find plenty of bikes over 100k miles...

[carl_g]

speaking of Oil changes and stuff, how many miles can a typical 4 stroke motorcycle engine last, if taken care of? 30K, 50K, more?
I saw this guy at WCW with a 00-01-02 gixxer 1000 with something like 88,000 miles on the clock!