There's been much talk over this subject. Truth being that there are a lot of manufacturers that use synthetic oil right from the factory in new motors, some of which are listed below. There is no reason to wait for the 100/1000/5000 mile check to change to synthetic oils and your rings will seat fine with synthetic oil right from the beginning.... Read more

An online source for Spectro oils... SpectroShop - www.SpectroShop.Com You can also order direct from Spectro... Spectro Oils of America Also Bobs... Read more

There's much to be said about the proper changing and quantities of oil in Harleys. I will give some guidelines here to changing the oil and servicing but remember they are only guidelines and the quantities as well as the method of checking them have changed over the years and especially the newer models. For best results check... Read more

For all you sportster fans that like to work on your own bikes, here's a step by step of how to change the oil in the sporty that includes pics too. Now there's no excuse to not do it yourself. Bert's Sportster How Tos - How to change the oil Here's the tip on the transmission oil change too... Harley Davidson Sporster... Read more

There has been a lot of talk lately about the benefits of scavenging the crankcase when doing an oil change on your engine. There are good products out there that will help you do it but it can also be done by assembling a few small kit items that you can get locally. To start with, Lisle Tools, and probably others make the tooling... Read more

Here's a few pics for anyone that is going to change their own oil instead of going to the dealer for service. I would advise getting a service manual for the proper torque and other info. Here's a pic of the softail engine oil drain viewed from the top of the frame and below the frame in the first and second pics. In the third pic,... Read more