How Long Till You Oil Change?
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/26/2008 7:38:06 PM
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jaynd
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jfunk DAAAMN!!! i change mine every 3k and i thought that was alot! i use Motul 10w-40, i buy it by the cases along w/ K&N filters. if i changed the oil by your mileage, i''d be changing it every other weekend! but hey, you''ll have one hell of a healthy bike! thats why i do mine every 3k.
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/26/2008 7:43:26 PM
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garyward
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Before buying my bike, the previous owner changed it every 1k miles. I have chose not to do that because I ride it so much. I will be using Mobil 1 Synthetic or Repsol when i do though... and im gonna do it every 3k miles probably-1k miles is like every week or 2 (and its just my toy-not a means of transportation)
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/26/2008 7:50:23 PM
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every 1500 or so...
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/26/2008 8:38:12 PM
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Oh man, it''s been like 5k since my last change. I don''t know how this applies to bikes, but in cars, fully synthetic oil has been proven to be effective for 8k and beyond. I have the oil sitting in my basement, and you guys just persuaded me to do my next change.
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/26/2008 10:20:12 PM
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Blue Fox
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Every 3-6 months (6 months max).......or........2000-3000 miles.
Honda GN4 oil, and Honda oil filter.
I know it''s overkill, but replacing your engine oil often is the best way to keep the engine and transmission staying as new as possible. But I think if you go by Honda''s owner''s manual, you replace your oil filter every 8000 miles and only change the oil every 4000 miles........but some people don''t even put 4000 miles a year on their bikes, so I usually go by the time rule of every 3-6 months.
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/26/2008 11:08:45 PM
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FLYOU
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Blue Fox
Honda GN4 oil, and Honda oil filter.
+1
I''''m super anal about oil filters. This article sold me:
http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Filters.html
my goal is to break thirdgen''s record as you can tell 
< Message edited by FLYOU -- 8/26/2008 11:12:05 PM >
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/27/2008 10:42:18 AM
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I also only use the Honda filters...get them for about $10 each from hondaparts-direct.com, with shipping. The more you buy at once, the cheaper they are...lol.
I do chnage the oil filter every time though. I have had this bike for two seasons now and about 3 changes a season is on par for me...last season was 5,000+ miles and this season I am at 4,000 already with about two months left to ride.
I do think the Mobil1 is the way to go though. Itmakes the bike run so smooth, shifts nice...it says it will go 15,000 miles b/t changes, but that seems like marketing to me. Like I said above, I def feel a difference in the bikes performance and smoothness after about 1000-1500 miles after the change, and at 2,000 it needs new stuff, which is about 2-3 months of ride time for me.
Good article Flyou.
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/27/2008 12:26:44 PM
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i change every 4000 miles with a k&n filter and motul synthetic blend. right now 15w50 cuz its hot here in california but my next change will be back to 10w40. or i change it when its not running well. oil is blood you know
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/28/2008 6:20:50 PM
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cbrjim07
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i got a 07 600rr with 2000miles, should i use Honda GN4 oil and Honda oil filter? or start useing a synthetic and if what one ?
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/28/2008 7:09:40 PM
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Same thing as Blue Fox....every 3-6 months. So easy to do and cheap insurance
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RE: How Long Till You Oil Change? - 8/28/2008 10:39:57 PM
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skitzofrenzy
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cbrjim, you have to decide on what kind of oil you want to use. its a personal choice. gn4 oil is made for these engines but any oil will work. synthetic is more for racing, when you are riding really high rpms and what not. sythetic blend is half and half and is pretty good for street use. i wouldnt use anything else for a street bike personally. repsol is really good but really expensive. motul is good, mobil, and whatever else you can find is ok. i ride motul
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