How often do you change your oil and filter

smitty901

Your bike needs 20/50 and from what I remember about that part of the world it gets hot.
The 5w40 is a car oil and does not have the additives an Air cooled Vtwin needs.
Some will disagree but I will stand firm on this.
If you can not get Sny oil then use a high quialty 20/50 motorcycle oil and chnage often

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Eagle

Or at least a straight grade 40 or 50.

zyepod

I have a 2008 EG… I’m currently changing mine every 3,000 miles because it makes me feel good but the manual says to change it every 5,000 miles. The manual also says that for cold weather starts below 50 degrease Multi-grade 10W40 is excellent and 20W50 is good… I’ve actually read where you get 80 percent of engine wear at start-up. That being said I went down to the Harley shop to buy some 10W40 for the winter. They don’t sell it… At least here in Macon they don’t. They said all they run is 20W50.

smitty901

The 20/50 true 100% SNy oils are fine for even very cold weather , we run it here in Wisconsin year round I have ridden my bike in temps as low as 0 degrees. And do so often in 35 to 40 degrees. The old standard 20/50 you were luckly if bike would turn over at 30 degrees.

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zyepod

At 40 degrease mine will tap quite a bit at start-up. Just yesterday we stopped at a store after say around 50 or 60 miles to get some coffee it tapped excessively when we started to get back on the road. We were in the store maybe 20 to 30 minutes. Right now I'm running HD 20W50. That's why I thought I needed 10W40 or is something wrong with my bike?

smitty901

If your running 20/50 standard oils they are pretty thick.
A switch to a true 100% sny oil will be good for you Fall, winter spring and summer.(HD SMY3 does not count)
Your bike will thank you

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mrs2cool

I've not been riding a long time (4 seasons) But since I only ride 5 or 6 months out of the year and the my bike sits in the garage( with an occasional ride if a nice day appears) I was told I should change the oil every season. Was this just another way to get more of my hard earned money from my favorite HD dealership?!?!:newsmile093 :

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R. Lewis

How many (est.) miles do you get in the 5 / 6 months of riding??? IMO ---- If your at the "end of your riding" season and have any where from 3 to 5 k on the oil change then yea go ahead and change out.

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mrs2cool

No where near that.I did about 2000 miles this year and about 1055 mile the past 3 years. Am I changing it too often?

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glider

Change the oil and filter once a season or every 3-5K miles, your choice here. I would suggest changing it before laying it up for the winter to remove all contaminants with the old oil.

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