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09 R1200GS. I change my oil every 3000 miles and/ or in the fall when I store my bike for the winter. An oil change is cheap insurance and the best thing you can do for your motor. YMMV.
09 R1200GS. I change my oil every 3000 miles and/ or in the fall when I store my bike for the winter. An oil change is cheap insurance and the best thing you can do for your motor. YMMV.
In the last ten months I have only ridden my 07 RT about 3,000 miles. I use full synthetic. I am just wondering if I should change it or wait until the next service. How long should you keep the oil in your bike before changing it if you haven't ridden much lately??
I bought a bike on ebay that was in Atlanta, K100RS. .I hitched a ride to get it. Inflated the old cracked tires, put a new battery in it and rode it home to Wilmington, NC. I did a complete service after I got home. No damage.
09 R1200GS. I change my oil every 3000 miles and/ or in the fall when I store my bike for the winter. An oil change is cheap insurance and the best thing you can do for your motor. YMMV.
I bought a bike on ebay that was in Atlanta, K100RS. .I hitched a ride to get it. Inflated the old cracked tires, put a new battery in it and rode it home to Wilmington, NC. I did a complete service after I got home. No damage.
This is the reason why I change my oil frequently.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_sludge
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/automobiles/04SLUDGE.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
I totally agree, all my vehicles with synthetic and mineral oil get the change at every 3K miles, (the ONLY exception I make is if I travel from coast to coast - then I change it at 6K).
Some people say that this is a waste, what waste?
Used oil is recycled and reused.
Look at your owners manual or maintenance manual. BMW recommends an oil change at each 6,000 mile minor service and again at each 12,000 mile major service. That is a 6,000 mile interval for normal service. Last I looked they also recommend at least once a year. For "severe service" which is winter cold weather riding, short trips where the engine seldom or never gets fully warmed up, or for extremely dusty conditions they recommend that the 6,000 mile interval be cut in half.
Those recommendations are based on the specified oil which is (except for the very latest models) API SG or SH rated oil (dino or synthetic - they don't say which) in viscosities based on a chart which almost always indicates 20w50 or 10w40 depending on temperature.
I just summarized the recommendations/specifications for about 20 different models spread over 40 or so years, so for your specific bike - look it up.
That said, changing at 3,000 miles is twice as often as BMW says is needed unless your use of the bike constitutes "severe service" as defined by BMW.