Funny thing that oil filter -- the oil filter mgf wants you to change it twice as often as the oil (that way he makes more money off of you).   Suzuki wants you do do it according to the oil change frequency in their owner's manual (which you need to do to keep your warranty up anyway).

Common knowledge is change the oil filter with each oil change, although many on here go two oil changes per filter because they are thrifty sorts of people.

Some have backflushed the filter with solvent after doing this 2x trick just to see what it picks up in the way of trash, not finding very much stuck in there to "clog it up" any after doing so they put the silly thing back in so it could pick up something useful during its service life.

You need to develop your own rules for this oil filter stuff, as the above spread of activities is a good bit wider than you might be able to tolerate right at first.

But you can get a lot of opinions on the topic -- hey, just ask about the best kind of oil to use when changing that oil filter ....

 
Wet  .... definitely wet oil.    The dry lube stuff just blows away.

I used to have a 1964 Plymouth. The Owner's Manual suggested oil changes at 4000 miles, with filter changes every other oil change. Remember, this was with leaded gasoline, the lead from which contaminated the oil. Engines were not as well made, oil was nowhere near as good, gas contained lead, and the maker said the car could go 8000 miles on a filter.

I present this merely as information. You may draw your own conclusions.

No it's like taking a bath in clean water but with a dirty tub

Yea, I always wonder how much of the dirty oil stays behind by just using the drain plug. Anyone ever power flushed their scoot?

I tip the bike way over side to side and you get about a cup of old oil from those bathtubs.But you will need more oil to fill up your bike so OF want do that oil cost money.

Arnold wrote on 07/19/12 at 08:34:05:

Also like taking a bath and putting on dirty under wear.