Tuesday, October 25, 2011

When do i change my motorcycle oil?

I have a kawasaki vulcan 500 and i need to know how often i should get my oil changedWhen do i change my motorcycle oil?usually every 10000km - 6 215 miles.

Vulcan is not high reving performance machine. Service interval is the same as your average small carWhen do i change my motorcycle oil?check the owners manual for their recommendation



otherwise every 1000 miles or so.When do i change my motorcycle oil?every 2000 milesWhen do i change my motorcycle oil?The owners manual will give the manufacturers recommendation. The best interval will depend on your riding conditions. If the bike is used regularly %26amp; ridden far enough to fully warmup the oil on most days, you can go by a mileage schedule, about 3,000 miles would be good. If used infrequently, or shorter rides, it should be changed on time schedule, regardless of mileage. At least twice a year. Lack of warmup/low useage allows moisture to condense %26amp; acids to form in the oil. The filter is little help except for solids.When do i change my motorcycle oil?check it every day!! if its starts to turn dark(er) then by all means change the oilWhen do i change my motorcycle oil?The standard rule of thumb that I go by is first change at 500 miles, second change at 1500 miles, and every 1500 after that. This is lower that what my manuals say for my shadow it says change the oil every 2500 miles. My Harley says change the oil at every 2500 unless you are running the synthetic oil then change it every 5000 miles. I usually change the Harley oil becuase i do run synthetic oil at 3000 mile intervals. Of course I change all oil at the start of each season after running the bike for a couple hudred miles to wash it down so to speak.
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