**oil change**
May 28, 2005 | 02:13 AM
#3
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**oil change**
Queen Victoria said, "I take a bath once a week whether I need it or not". How many guys would like it if say their wife, only took a bath once a week? Especially back in Victoria's day, before deoderant, shampoo, tampons.......you get the picture. Well, you sound like the "Queen Victoria" of oil changes to me!
I don't consider twice a year oil changes adequate at all, but I doubt most people even change it that often (precisely why I never buy a used vehicle!). That is HARDLY OVERKILL, given you high riding mileage. With that long interval, you BETTER BE RUNNING A SYNTHETIC!
I prefer an ester synthetic (Maxima Extra or Ultra, or Motul 5100) to the PAO synthetics (Mobil 1 or Amsoil), but the PAO's are centainly far better than any dino oil. http://www.maximausa.com/technical/l...beNews2002.pdf Here is overkill: Between oil (and oil filter!) changes, my 450R goes 5 hrs. absolute maximum. 400's get a change every ~10 hrs. My utilities and kids bikes go longer at ~20 hrs. Especially running an ester synthetic, I could certainly go much much longer, but that wouldn't be overkill, would it.
I don't consider twice a year oil changes adequate at all, but I doubt most people even change it that often (precisely why I never buy a used vehicle!). That is HARDLY OVERKILL, given you high riding mileage. With that long interval, you BETTER BE RUNNING A SYNTHETIC!
I prefer an ester synthetic (Maxima Extra or Ultra, or Motul 5100) to the PAO synthetics (Mobil 1 or Amsoil), but the PAO's are centainly far better than any dino oil. http://www.maximausa.com/technical/l...beNews2002.pdf Here is overkill: Between oil (and oil filter!) changes, my 450R goes 5 hrs. absolute maximum. 400's get a change every ~10 hrs. My utilities and kids bikes go longer at ~20 hrs. Especially running an ester synthetic, I could certainly go much much longer, but that wouldn't be overkill, would it.
Jun 3, 2005 | 02:37 AM
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**oil change**
Originally posted by: reconranger
Here is overkill: Between oil (and oil filter!) changes, my 450R goes 5 hrs. absolute maximum. 400's get a change every ~10 hrs. My utilities and kids bikes go longer at ~20 hrs. Especially running an ester synthetic, I could certainly go much much longer, but that wouldn't be overkill, would it.
Here is overkill: Between oil (and oil filter!) changes, my 450R goes 5 hrs. absolute maximum. 400's get a change every ~10 hrs. My utilities and kids bikes go longer at ~20 hrs. Especially running an ester synthetic, I could certainly go much much longer, but that wouldn't be overkill, would it.
My manual says to change it every 6 months. Problem with that is that it doesn't take into account how much someone rides during that 6 months. I ride a couple of times per month and now at the end of 6 months the oil still looks like new. I'll change it anyway even if it's "overkill."
Jun 3, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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**oil change**
On a big weekend camping trip, I would only ride the 450R on the fast wide open desert rides. For playing around or trail riding, I would be on one of the 400's. So, in a weekend I would only put on a maximum of 5 hours on the 450R..........but at that speed, that would be 300 miles of high rpm riding!
Jun 3, 2005 | 11:32 AM
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I put less than a thousand miles a year on mine. change before winter and then in spring time. So thats about every 500 miles.
And at 6 quarts plus filter every time, I dont want to do it more than that!!!!!!!
And at 6 quarts plus filter every time, I dont want to do it more than that!!!!!!!
