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Offline Scott

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How often do you change your oil?
« on: March 26, 2014, 12:59:03 PM »
Hello
Just wondering how often some of you guys change your oil.
I've been doing mine on my CB750 every 2500km.

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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2014, 01:03:08 PM »
Not much over 1000 miles with regular oil. Filter every time
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2014, 01:08:44 PM »
+1
1000mi + a new filter, and regular oil.
Might be a little overkill, but its an easy task.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2014, 01:39:26 PM »
1500-2k with rotella t diesel oil
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2014, 01:43:30 PM »
Once then they're sold and I work on another one :)


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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2014, 01:44:32 PM »
what?
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2014, 01:55:29 PM »
1,500 on the dot + new filter. Also make sure to check chain tension, tire pressure, and chain lube while doing it (and if I feel the need to check before 1,500).
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2014, 01:56:08 PM »
WOW really often!
I traveled Sweden-Spain-Sweden without changing oil. About 6000km's. Plus 3 other holidays with similar distances. Changing oil on tour was not an option. None of my friends touring with their bikes changed oil during the holiday down to the Mediterranean Sea and back.
Usually fill 0.5-1L oil. Speed mostly 140-200km/h with bike fully loaded, 2 persons + luggage.

Why so short oil interval?  For me is 5000-8000km OK to drive between the oil + filter changes.
Double as often than my car that get oil change relatively often.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2014, 02:38:51 PM »
Quote from: Scott on March 26, 2014, 01:44:32 PM
what?

 ;D ;D I think he puts a new one on when fixing up a bike then sells the bike and does it all over again.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2014, 03:00:45 PM »
These days on the CB750F, oil every 3000 miles, filter every other oil change. That is with Spectro conventional oil. The CBR1000F gets changed every 5000 miles or so, been using Mobil 1 in that for the last few years. About the same for the R100GSPD.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2014, 03:04:18 PM »
Quote from: PeWe on March 26, 2014, 01:56:08 PM
WOW really often!
I traveled Sweden-Spain-Sweden without changing oil. About 6000km's. Plus 3 other holidays with similar distances. Changing oil on tour was not an option. None of my friends touring with their bikes changed oil during the holiday down to the Mediterranean Sea and back.
Usually fill 0.5-1L oil. Speed mostly 140-200km/h with bike fully loaded, 2 persons + luggage.

Why so short oil interval?  For me is 5000-8000km OK to drive between the oil + filter changes.
Double as often than my car that get oil change relatively often.

I don't know, why not I guess? It doesn't cost much and it can't hurt. I know it's overkill, but it's an old bike and I guess better be safe than sorry. A lot of the times it also coincides when I switch from 10w40 to 20w50 during the season changes.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2014, 03:26:26 PM »
I run 10-40 castrol change every 4 months mileage not an issue i live in the northeast 
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2014, 03:35:24 PM »
Quote from: Black 750K8 on March 26, 2014, 02:38:51 PM
Quote from: Scott on March 26, 2014, 01:44:32 PM
what?

 ;D ;D I think he puts a new one on when fixing up a bike then sells the bike and does it all over again.

Oh I get it now that I read my question first.
I'm a bit slow sometimes but now it makes perfect sense.

G'day ATM, how many bikes a year do you go through do you think?
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2014, 03:42:29 PM »
was running rotella 15w-40, now running the new valvolene racing 20w-50 with the added zinc.  3000 miles intervals
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2014, 03:43:53 PM »
Past 6yrs 38 cb750. I know I have a problem. But I love it!!


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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2014, 03:48:38 PM »
Per owner's manual, every 3 months or 1500miles whichever comes first.

In the early days I did it every 1000 miles with standard motor oil.  These days, once a year, as none of the bikes get a lot of miles on them, anymore.  Still, I use semi synthetic or JASO compliant.

I know someone is going to tout modern oil superiority.  But, until you've done oil analysis to prove it as safe, you are just guessing and trusting to hope.  These old bikes are harder on oil than modern water cooled bikes.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2014, 03:49:24 PM »
mate that's not a problem, that's good fun.  I don't think you will find anyone here that thinks you have anything but a "good problem"

Now I know it's not a completion but if it were, you would be up there on the leaders board.

Have a good one
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2014, 04:25:53 PM »
When it turns black......owners manuals are for sissy boys!
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2014, 04:30:12 PM »
Around the 3000-5000km mark, depends if the weather is good or crappy when I get near the 3000k mark.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2014, 04:36:33 PM »
I love how people changed there oil based on months and not miles...glad its your money and not mine!
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2014, 04:45:18 PM »
It totally depends on season and riding miles, 1000 miles is optimal, if it starts shifting hard then it's automatically time. One week I rode 1300 miles I think that's OK too.
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2014, 05:04:17 PM »
Change mine every time there is a new oil thread ::)
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2014, 05:38:42 PM »
Quote from: MoMo on March 26, 2014, 05:04:17 PM
Change mine every time there is a new oil thread ::)

That's probably more often than necessary. ;)
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2014, 05:44:37 PM »
Quote from: ofreen on March 26, 2014, 05:38:42 PM
Quote from: MoMo on March 26, 2014, 05:04:17 PM
Change mine every time there is a new oil thread ::)

That's probably more often than necessary. ;)


You mean weekly is too often? :P
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Re: How often do you change your oil?
« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2014, 05:50:08 PM »
I was thinking every other day.
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