How often... - Sportbike Addicts

Mack · 05-29-2005, 01:01 PM

how often does everyone change thier oil....I was changing my every 2500 miles and the aprilia dealer actually said that I should be by the book and do it every 4500 miles......what do you guys think? I run motul semi synthetic (can't run full becuase of my slipper clutch) and just wanted to get everyones opinion on the matter.

jcblitz · 05-29-2005, 03:36 PM

2000 on the dot, HP4. I can't attest to if it's worth it or not because I'm not a mechanic, but it makes me sleep at night.

***Cakes206*** · 05-29-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jcblitz

2000 on the dot, HP4. I can't attest to if it's worth it or not because I'm not a mechanic, but it makes me sleep at night.

Every 1500mi.

on the HP4...just make sure it's the one WITHOUT Moly.

05-29-2005, 09:19 PM

I've been bad about changing the oil on my street bike at regular intervals

I just had it done last weekend after a few thousand street miles and 5 trackdays

I thought Nick at Moto-Insanity was gonna kill me. Once it was dumped in to the pan I took a look at it. Pretty much a big puddle of tar

Won't let that happen again!

From now on, every 1500 miles.

***Cakes206*** · 05-29-2005, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Qetesh

Won't let that happen again!

From now on, every 1500 miles.

You got that right

JasonB · 05-30-2005, 04:10 AM

i change mind about every 2500 to 3000 and change the filter every other oil change. I used Amsoil, have that mobil super syn in there now, but will be changing it soon.

soda7o · 07-07-2005, 12:25 PM

once a seaosn.. i am not a big oil hanging guy...

CBRBob · 07-07-2005, 09:18 PM

On the street, every 2K. On the track, well I mis-counted and instead of going 4 days I went 7 and I could hear more engine noise on the last day for sure. Changed the oil on the last day and it was like water

This was Motul semi-synth to boot!

AfricanBootyScratcher · 07-07-2005, 11:27 PM

about every 4 track days, sometimes 5 (same time I change tires and bleed brakes) or 2500 miles, whichever comes first since same bike does double duty. I use repsol full synth, and an oem filter.
also fresh filter and the cheapest motorcycle specific oil I could find before it goes to sleep for the winter. when it comes back out, oil change back to the synth, but keep the same filter