Post Your Latest (Motorcycle) Oil Change!

[Brian553]

I'm about a month late posting this. ODO reads ~9200 at change. Currently at ~10k. Out: 1/2 quart Maxima Extra4 Maxum4 10w60, 1 quart Valvoline Synthetic Motorcycle Oil 20w50, balance Valvoline Synthetic Motorcycle Oil 10w40 In: ~3.75 quarts Valvoline VR-1 20W50 Off: Fram TG 3.25", automotive; cant remember the model code. This filter went through 2 OCIs (in service since late spring '18) On: Fram TG 2.5" automotive Old oil went just under a year. I lost track of what my odometer read since then. Have not experienced any clutch slippage in since being on the oil for 800mi.

 

[BSeward]

1985 Yamaha Vmax. 135,020 miles, 2000 since last change. Rotella 15w40, Volar filter. 4 qts in, 4 qts out. Never used any oil.. No discernible metal particles on drain plug magnet.

 

[gman2304]

2009 Harley Superglide FXDC w/43,700 miles on the clock Out: Redline 20w50 In: Valvoline Vr1 20w50 conventional 4,000 miles on this oil with no makeup oil added. No "fuzz" on the magnet.

 

[troop]

2019 Can-Am Spyder F3-S SE6 3145 miles Out: OEM 5w40 semi syn oil In: (1.5) quarts Castrol Actevo 10w40 partial synthetic (2) quarts M1 4T 10w40 (2) quarts Quicksilver 10w40 full syn m/c oil HiFlo oil filter Frankenbrew of what I had on hand.

 

[sunruh]

2016 Yamaha YZ250F Anniversary Edition (yellow/black hurricane strobe) 0.75L of exxon superflo 20w50

 

[FastGame]

2008 Concours 14 Out- Rotella T4 15w40 (4200 mi) In- Mag1 4T 10w40 and Fram Ultra 7317

 

[Brian553]

ODO reads 11045 at change. Miles on Oil: 1845 Out: ~3.2 quarts Valvoline VR-1 20W50 In: 3qt Delvac 1300 15W-40 + 1.5oz Lubegard Bio-tech + 1.5 oz TB Zinc Plus Off: None; round 2 for Fram TG 2.5" Old oil went just under half a year. I had a hard time seeing if the oil was transparent or not on the sight glass, but when poured out, It came out clear. I would put it right back in, but my oil pan always has dirt in it, so I just let it go. If I ever use VR-1 again, I'll go 3000 miles on it. Also worth noting for my future self that the oil level in the sight glass is at halfway now. The 3.75 quarts of VR-1 was at the top of the glass, so D&F @ 3qts for the bike is a winner. About half a quart is retained amongst the oiling system and filter.

 

[4WD]

What was motor/unit ?

 

[Brian553]

Originally Posted by 4WD

What was motor/unit ?

It went into a 2014 Triumph Tiger 800 XC.

 

[Ride_Red]

2012 Honda ST1300 5500 miles on oil (in for 1 year) Out: Castrol ActEvo 10W-40, M1-110a filter. In: 1 qt M1 Racing 4T 10W-40 (old leftover quart I found when I cleaned out the garage), 3 1/2 qts Castrol ActEvo 10W40, Bosch 3323 filter. 2015 Honda NC700X 4400 miles on oil (in for 2 years, ~2200 commuting miles per riding season) Out: Honda GN4 conventional 10W-30, M1-110a filter. Oil was clean and looked like it could go back in the bottle. In: 1/2 qt Castrol ActEvo 10W-40 (leftover from above), 3 1/2 qts Castrol ActEvo 10W-30, Bosch 3323 filter. I use the same automotive oil filter on both bikes as I do my Honda CR-V. It makes it easy to stock up using sales & rebates.

 

[Finn]

2016 FLSTC out: Harley Syn 3 + Harley filter (dealer fill at service before delivering the bike) in: Valvoline VR1 20W50 + HiFlo HF171B

 

[Hermann]

1991 BMW R100gs Out: Valvoline Maxlife 20w-50 and Mahle OX-36D filter In: Valvoline Conventional 5w-20 and new Mahle OX-36D filter Maxlife had 4500 miles on it

 

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted by Hermann

1991 BMW R100gs Out: Valvoline Maxlife 20w-50 and Mahle OX-36D filter In: Valvoline Conventional 5w-20 and new Mahle OX-36D filter Maxlife had 4500 miles on it

5W-20? ... that should be interesting.

 

[kmrcstintn]

'13 Genuine Buddy 125 scootmagoot...6916 miles on odometer; oil change done 03/24/2020 out...whatever last year's 10w-40 & 15w-40 frankenbrew was & HiFlo Filtro HF183 filter; rear diff had Klotz 75w-140 synthetic v-twin tranny fluid (hypoid applicable, GL-5 rated); do not recall the amount of mileage for the interval...guessing 1900-2200 miles; diff fluid was frothy & lighter colored than new fluid...guessing slighty overfilled & containing moisture (didn't get rear diff fluid up to temp) in...Amsoil 15w-40 diesel oil (ck-4 rated; probably grp iii & iv synthetic base oil blend) & HiFlo Filtro HF183 filter; rear diff got same Klotz tranny lube; this weekend replacing air filter & fixing light vacuum line leak at petcock

 

[alex_at]

Originally Posted by Hermann

1991 BMW R100gs Out: Valvoline Maxlife 20w-50 and Mahle OX-36D filter In: Valvoline Conventional 5w-20 and new Mahle OX-36D filter Maxlife had 4500 miles on it

Hope this is a typo ... I have an old 125cc scooter, specs 5W-40. Engine was fine but so much cracked body panels it wasn't worth saving. So I tried 0W-20 oil in it. After 300 miles approx it started knocking and the top speed went from 65mph to 50mph. Engine shot.

 

[Hermann]

Originally Posted by alex_at

Originally Posted by Hermann

1991 BMW R100gs Out: Valvoline Maxlife 20w-50 and Mahle OX-36D filter In: Valvoline Conventional 5w-20 and new Mahle OX-36D filter Maxlife had 4500 miles on it

Hope this is a typo ... I have an old 125cc scooter, specs 5W-40. Engine was fine but so much cracked body panels it wasn't worth saving. So I tried 0W-20 oil in it. After 300 miles approx it started knocking and the top speed went from 65mph to 50mph. Engine shot.

It is a typo it should be 20w-50. Although when I first joined BITOG there was a member who used Mobil 1 in a old Beemer. Said it didn't mind it.

 

[blupupher]

1994 VT1100C, 15,029 miles on bike, 2,510 miles/1 year on oil. Out and off: Peak 15w-40 Syn-blend and a D+ 3323 In and on: More Peak 15w-40 Syn-blend and a NAPA Gold 1334

 

[Hermann]

2018 F-150 in signature Out : 6 qt Motorcraft 5w-20 and Motorcraft FL-500s In Use for 5135 miles In: The same at Quick Lane

 

[Bonz]

Yo Hermann! This is the motorcycle side of the forum.

 

[kmrcstintn]

the next change on my '14 yamaha v star 250 will be a frankenbrew of 1 qt chevron delo 400 15w-40 (sae cj-4/sm), 1 qt Valvoline 10w-40 synthetic mc oil (sae sl) @ 175mL of Amsoil 15w-40 synthetic (sae ck-4)...leftover will become new batch of gun oil (bike sump is 1.4L); not sure about oem vs fram filter vs hiflo filtro (gotta check a few shops to see who is open)