oil change intervals

[waterman]

Originally Posted by recumbentbob

That chart is kind of confusing it appears to me that the 25K is for cars and light trucks not really motorcycles.

I use Mobil 1, 10W40 synthetic and change every 3,000, at 3000 miles I can tell it's starting to shift just a little hard.
What's hard on MC oil is the constant compression of the oil by the gears in the transmission. This is called shearing in the oil world lingo.....
Just my .02 cents worth....

Looking at the chart for motorcycles, 2X the OEM interval not to exceed 15,000 miles.

I run amsoil and generally do 1 change a year as I generally don't get much over 8,000 miles a year on.

[coacha]

Originally Posted by waterman

Looking at the chart for motorcycles, 2X the OEM interval not to exceed 15,000 miles.

I run amsoil and generally do 1 change a year as I generally don't get much over 8,000 miles a year on.

You actually get to ride out in the frozen tundra?

[waterman]

Originally Posted by coacha

You actually get to ride out in the frozen tundra?

Why yes we do. Snow tires are still on the bike. I'll remember to remind you to take a ride the next time a hurricane hits the tropics of Florida.

[RACNRAY]

I have been selling and using Amsoil since 2004. Before that I was selling and using Mobil 1 and was extremely happy with it. A customer of mine who worked for a company that had a fleet of trucks that was converted over to Amsoil told me that Amsoil had a m/c oil. I contacted the local Amsoil rep who brought me 4 quarts to try in my Busa. I only had about 700 miles on the Mobil 1 in the skoot, but i went ahead and did the oil change with the Amsoil. I felt better clutch action, i had monster clutch spings in that motor so clutch action was a bit, uh, rough! I did not detect anything else, but decided to start selling and using Amsoil.

Throught the year i would recieve info from Amsoil on products and pricing, and in early 2005 i recieved a flyer that showed two m/c specific oils, the one we had been selling and a new oil, actually the one we have now. Since i was very pleased with the Amsoil i was curious as to why there was now 2 oils, and the new oil was more $$$.

I called Amsoil and spoke to a technician who explained that the original oil was being phased out and being replaced by the new oil (the oil we have now) which was formulated with a more extensive additive package. The primary advantages of this package was extended drain intervals in both mileage and storage. They also stepped up to the JASO MA-2 wet-clutch standard which allows for the highest level of friction co-efficiency in a wet clutch. This oil, as compared to the original formula (and the Mobil 1 ) oil, has a much more aggressive feel in clutch action, and most skoots that had the original Amsoil just don't shift quite as well with the new oil.

On my Vaquero my oil change intervals with the Amsoil was 6700 for the first and 7300 miles the last one. I am now 5300 miles into this next oil change with no noticeable deterioration in shifting or engine smoothness.

I have found that with good quality synthetics that oil change intervals can be increased which saves time and $$ and does not compromise the life expectancy or reliability of an engine.

RACNRAY

[coacha]

Originally Posted by waterman

Why yes we do. Snow tires are still on the bike. I'll remember to remind you to take a ride the next time a hurricane hits the tropics of Florida.

You got it! I get better mileage due to the tailwind

[Sight Seer]

I've been running AMSOIL in my 2000 Honda VFR for years. Oil change intervals in the service manual are 8,000 miles. I have just over 62,000 miles on it and have never had a problem.

I plan on using it in my 1700 Nomad when it's due for it's next oil change.

AMSOIL is $12/quart. Filter is $16. Using the amounts for non-synthetic Hondaline oil, it averages out to about the same $$$. I just don't have to change it every 3 months. I ride approximately 16,000 miles a year.

[recumbentbob]

Originally Posted by Sight Seer

I've been running AMSOIL in my 2000 Honda VFR for years. Oil change intervals in the service manual are 8,000 miles. I have just over 62,000 miles on it and have never had a problem.

I plan on using it in my 1700 Nomad when it's due for it's next oil change.

AMSOIL is $12/quart. Filter is $16. Using the amounts for non-synthetic Hondaline oil, it averages out to about the same $$$. I just don't have to change it every 3 months. I ride approximately 16,000 miles a year.

So how often do you change your oil?