so as many of you might know im very new to the forum and bikes in general.
Now overlooking the manual..its confusing me.
how often to I change the oil?

i drive 60 miles a day in high temps now..92-100f
now the manual says every 600 miles or im i reading this wrong

anyhelp?

whats the best oil to put in it and how much..with filter change too

 

I changed the oil the first time at 600 miles after breakin, then agian at 1500 miles. At 3000 miles I changed the bike over to AmsOil 10w40 synthetic oil, which is good for about 10,000-15,000 miles.

 

600 mi is for the first oil change. After that it's every 4000 miles assuming "normal" riding and standard oil. So
sayeth the manual, anyway. As you can see from J's post, there's lots of variations!

If nothing else, do what the manual says. I spoke to some service guys about it and they felt that it was perfectly
adequate.

-Stooxie

 

Change every 3000 miles under normal riding conditions. This is after initial break in period of 1500 miles, during which I would change oil more frequently, say every 500 miles. But that is just me, this has worked for me, whether it was a street bike or one that was going to be road raced.

 

the 4K miles service is inspection only. Oil and filter changes are at the intermediate service - 7,500 by the book, but according to my dealer the schedule has been changed. The 4K inspection is now repeated at 8K, and the oil change is now every 12K. Valve clearance is checked every 26,000 miles.

If you don't do 12,000 miles a year, change annually. In very hot or very dusty areas change oil at about half these intervals.

All of my bikes have had changes by the book, and some have done 120,000 miles with no engine strip down and no oil useage between services.

And some of you guys need to learn how to read the manual.

Rob