Many on this list prefer to do oil changes at 5,000km which is half the recommended interval. For those that do this; Do you change the filter every second change and do you also do the gearbox and drive oils at the same time?
Alan NZ
Alan NZ
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My advice is to follow the factory recommended intervals. The engineers who designed the bike had the best information on what is needed and are gonna ro be conservative with recommended maintenance intervals. If you would like to do maintenance at more frequent intervals than recommended then change whatever you like as it is overkill under normal use in any case.Many on this list prefer to do oil changes at 5,000km which is half the recommended interval. For those that do this; Do you change the filter every second change and do you also do the gearbox and drive oils at the same time?
Alan NZ
Remember you have a dry clutch so the oil does not get contaminated with clutch debris like wet clutch bikes. 10,000km or once a year is the norm when combined with the synthetic oil. Just keep riding it and save your money.
Well, that answers that. I was under the impression that since the low km's on the bike, the 5k service would be required due to anything floating around while the bike continues to break in.
Sorry to start this up again, (oil question for John Zibell) but what is the argument for an annual change? My bike is a 1200 Sport 4V (not rollerised) low mileage in great condition. I ask the question because I changed my oil (slightly before the recommended interval) in June last year. I only managed a couple of thousand miles after that, before laying the bike up for winter —in a heated garage. I only do long rides (no short commutes etc) so the bike is always fully hot on the road. I have at least another 3,000 miles to go before the next service is due, but the "annual" change will come long before that. Do I do my next change according to the calendar or the distance?
And if we're talking regular annual oil changes, do you recommend new oil before laying up, or new oil on starting up in the Spring?
Lucky we ride all year round here in NZ.Change the oil before you put it up for the winter.
Lucky we ride all year round here in NZ.
No winter putting up required.
Alan