Posted by Bruce Clarke on July 26, 1999 at 21:10:36:
In Reply to: oil change intervals posted by Bob Alcorn on July 26, 1999 at 20:05:17:
>Does anyone have an opinion on the recommended
>oil change interval of 4000 miles? It seems a
>bit much. When I got the bike, I planned to
>change the oil and filter every 1,000 miles. I
>had it done at 600 miles and now the odometer
>reads a little over 1600. Am I wasting my money
>by changing it now? Should I do it at 1,500 or
>2,000. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks.
If you are doing the change correctly, then it can never hurt to change it too often. My thinking is that oil collects moisture and dirt over time - so it's not so much the mileage but the length of time since the last change that counts.
In the summer I might put 4000 miles on my bike in only two or three months - but in the colder half of the year I might take 6 months to ride that far.
I change my oil every four months or before any major road trip.