Posted by Polar Pilot on February 02, 2003 at 00:06:20:
In Reply to: Oli Change Frequency posted by Andrew on February 01, 2003 at 22:03:55:
Cheapest preventative maintenance in the engineering world are frequent oil changes for engines.
Manuals are written for average riding conditions. If dust, hard riding, hot weather, cold weather, rain, snow etc are taken into consideration - I tend to error on the conservative side and change the oil more frequently than recommended.
Mid winter up here when we pull the dip stick on the airplane - you should see the frost crystals on the stick!
Our aircooled engines can only benefit from loving attention so next time there is a rainy day when you decide to polish your bike in the shop - add an oil change to the routine - you will know the difference in the way the engine purrs.
Keep the rubber side down
Polar Pilot