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View Poll Results: How often do you change your oil? | |||
1,000-2,000 Miles | 18 | 36.73% | |
2,000-3,000 Miles | 20 | 40.82% | |
3,000-4,000 Miles | 9 | 18.37% | |
Never. | 2 | 4.08% | |
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll |
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July 17th, 2011, 12:12 PM | #1 |
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Name: SecretNinjaMan
Location: Nor Cal
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Riding your bike like you stole it, how often do you change your oil?
I know the standard change periods, but under extreme temps and above average use Kawi advises changing earlier.
Just wondering how often everyone changes their oil.
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July 17th, 2011, 12:31 PM | #2 |
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Name: A.D.
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When It turns really black, like maybe every 500 - 800 miles (I'm still at dino oil)
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July 17th, 2011, 12:35 PM | #3 |
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Name: Eduardo
Location: Colton, CA
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Lately I've been changing it every 1000-1500 miles..but barely gonna hit 4000...almost time for another change..haha
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July 17th, 2011, 12:55 PM | #4 |
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Like clockwork every 1,000 miles.
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July 17th, 2011, 01:00 PM | #5 |
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I typically just go with every other trackday, so that usually ends up being anywhere from 300-600 miles (Depending on how much street riding I get in between those trackdays). That's probably way more than necessary, but it's running pretty close to redline for a majority of those couple hundred miles and it's always decently black when I dump it, so I don't feel like I'm being too obsessive
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July 17th, 2011, 01:00 PM | #6 | |
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Quote:
Have you read the manual?
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July 17th, 2011, 01:07 PM | #7 |
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^ is why I ask.
I saw this in the service manual and 7.5K miles between oil changes seems a little extreme. Im currently at 2,400 on my bike, changed at 200, 600, and 1000. My oil change senses are tingling. lol
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July 17th, 2011, 01:12 PM | #8 |
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Every season or 3000 miles.
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July 17th, 2011, 01:18 PM | #9 |
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Name: Drew
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Yup, the great oil debate. Everyone seems to have an opinion on the type, brand and the change interval.
If you want to change your oil every time you check the chain adjustment then go for it! Even if you split it down the middle it would be 3750 miles in between changes. Maybe this makes more sense for those who work the machines harder or are in harsh conditions. I just changed my oil yesterday at 5000 miles in between. I am using a full synthetic.
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July 17th, 2011, 01:19 PM | #10 |
So, where's the reverse?
Name: Anson
Location: Ontario, Canada
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The intervals in the service manual are under ideal conditions and even then, are quite a bit long. If you are riding the bike in harsher conditions and environments, you need to change the oil sooner. Notice how it has the # beside the engine oil interval.
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July 17th, 2011, 01:26 PM | #11 |
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Every 3,000, just like my cars.
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July 17th, 2011, 02:05 PM | #12 |
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July 17th, 2011, 02:09 PM | #13 |
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I change my car oil every 3000, but I change my bikes every 1000-1500. why? because I ride my bike relatively hard when I'm not going to work, and it revs a lot higher than my car so there is a lot more friction there; I feel like it would be more important to keep clean oil in an engine that revs up to 13k than one that does 5.5k. I also don't open my car up nearly as much as I do the bike. But that is just my opinion. Everyone is gonna tell you something different. Personally, I don't mind spending a little extra money to change my oil more frequently, that way I have peace of mind that my bike wont blow up on me.
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July 17th, 2011, 02:42 PM | #14 |
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Just did my 1st one at 633, I will swap to synthetic at 1200 from then I'm not so sure.
I like Suave's logic and will probably do the same 1500 mile mark each time. |
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July 17th, 2011, 05:29 PM | #15 |
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If you ride it like you stole it, why would you maintain it? Ride it into the ground and then buy another and ride stolen again.
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July 17th, 2011, 06:12 PM | #16 |
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Ride it like its stolen, maintain it like its a million bucks.
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July 17th, 2011, 06:13 PM | #17 |
Frak It
Name: Sean
Location: SWFL
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I changed it at 600, 5000, and 10000.
Going to start doing it every 10k like I do my car. Will report back. On 15500 now. |
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July 17th, 2011, 06:25 PM | #18 |
ratlab
Name: reese
Location: tracy, ca
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every 1000 miles till synthetic then every 3000 miles-oil is cheaper then motors
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July 17th, 2011, 06:26 PM | #19 |
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July 17th, 2011, 06:39 PM | #20 |
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Name: A.D.
Location: NoVa the burg
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I'm still at the "break in period" and I just do it cause I can, no harm no foul, but I do plan on changing it every 3kmiles after i switch my dino oil to full synthe, I red line all the time, and I ride like I stole this sweet lil ninja. and I just change it when it's really black. so yeah, I'm not saying that you should but that's what I do .
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July 17th, 2011, 06:49 PM | #21 |
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At what point do you switch to synthetic?
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July 17th, 2011, 06:55 PM | #22 |
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Name: A.D.
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That's a very good question, people have different opinions regarding this matter some say after 600 some say after 1k and others are saying that its much better after 2k. (I'm at 2k right now and I'm just gonna do another dino oil change then I'ma make the switch)
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July 17th, 2011, 06:58 PM | #23 |
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July 17th, 2011, 07:29 PM | #24 |
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Snake, I was asking ratlab since he said thats what he does.
And the purpose of this thread is to gather everyone's opinions so that I may reform my own.
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July 17th, 2011, 08:38 PM | #25 |
ratlab
Name: reese
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i would want make sure bike was fully broken in before switching over-i switched over earlier on 250 because it revs so hard-around 3500,whereas on my triumph not till 6000 because of lower rev's and bigger motor-same with bandit 1200- gsxr 1000 i switched earlier because it is primarily a track bike and was broken in really hard,around 1000 miles- i don't know if this is right or wrong,but picked it up thru osmosis from some pretty good mechanics that i trust-my oil changes in the ninja were 100 -300-600 -1600-2600-then synthetic at 3600-then will be 3000 mile intervals after that
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July 18th, 2011, 03:39 AM | #26 |
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July 18th, 2011, 06:17 AM | #27 |
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kkim: Aren't you running the T6? How long does it take you to get to your 3k change interval?
Are you guys factoring in aging the oil as well. I know some of us but thousands of miles on our bikes every month while others only do a few hundred at most. Personally I'm running the Shell T6 Full synthetic and was shooting for every 5,000 miles for changes. I did a few early on changes and then switched to T6 at 1,000 miles. It was changed again around 5,000 miles and now I'm at 9,000. Oil looks new thru the view window and will be changed again at 10,000 and 5,000 from there. I factor in that I ride about 1,200-1,500 a month and I believe the 5k mark will work well for me. I do however suggest following the oil's manufacturer's suggestions on changing the oil with age as well. I believe all dino oil's are mileage or 6 months, which ever comes first. Full synthetics seem to be mileage or 1 year, which ever comes first.
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July 18th, 2011, 07:10 AM | #28 |
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i switched to redline full synthetic at my 600 mile oil change.. i will change it out every 3k or beginning of the season, whichever comes first.
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July 18th, 2011, 09:56 AM | #29 |
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I'd be surprised if I actually ever hit 1k before an oil change. 13K and counting, no issues. And I still use Dino oil. No sense in wasting the $$ on synth with my frequency.
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July 18th, 2011, 10:40 AM | #30 |
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Jsut to make sure im getting this right, you guys use Rotella Full Synthetic T6 in your bikes? What weight?
Its funny because I used the same oil in the WRX and have some left over.
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July 19th, 2011, 09:40 AM | #31 |
Oldie but a goodie
Name: David
Location: Aurora, CO
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Every 3k mi. it is easy to keep track of multiples of 3 on the odo.
I use Rotella-t 10-40 in everything I own. Race bikes oil gets changed before it darkens every 3-4 track day/race day. The only motor I ever lost was an old 99 R6 and I was running synthetic at that time. I will continue to run standard heavy duty oil and change it regularly, this has worked for me for 37 years and countless engines. |
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July 19th, 2011, 10:10 AM | #32 | |
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July 19th, 2011, 10:17 AM | #33 |
Oldie but a goodie
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Silkoline iirc, they were paying contingency. I am thinking is had more to do with the overall condition of the motor, it was a race bike on it's 3rd owner.
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July 19th, 2011, 10:33 AM | #34 |
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Ok, I know the service manual states every 7500 miles. And yes, its true that it will work fine at that interval....BUT.
If you keep clean oil in it, you WILL notice a difference in shifting, clutch, and how smoothly it runs. I change mine every 2000-2500 miles. Thats the point where I feel like Ive gotten the most out of the oil in it, and when it needs to be changed to get back to the performance I expect out of clean oil. I ride the crap out of mine, it is not baby'd by any stretch of the imagination. Changing it any more frequently than that is just a waste of oil, and money. |
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July 19th, 2011, 11:35 AM | #35 |
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July 19th, 2011, 11:44 AM | #36 |
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I put Shell Rotella-T 15w-40 Dino Oil in mine.. works great so far!!!!!
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July 23rd, 2011, 01:10 PM | #37 |
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Im going to put in some Rotella Full Synthetic T6 10w40 and see how she likes it.
She sits at 2500 miles right now.
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July 25th, 2011, 12:39 AM | #38 |
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Location: Hawaii
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my car every 6k..it has over 500whp..
wifes..every 15,000... the ninja..every 4k... synthetics are amazing these days. especially proper ones for our bikes.
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