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Reply #61 - 01/26/13 at 16:09:35
 
Huh

All I know is it worked on mine... and that my Chrysler 727 that calls for Dexron-Mercon actually works a LOT better with at least 50% of the fill being Type F... because the dex stuff is too thin... I even use Dex 3 as fork oil... I'd use Type F but it eats fork seal rubber.
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Reply #63 - 01/28/13 at 06:08:59
 
Why wasn't the time period recorded along w/ the miliage ?
I'm sure we would find that most the higher miliage oil changes occur in shorter time periods,.....like long trips verses shorter trips.  Shocked
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Reply #64 - 01/28/13 at 06:42:36
 
I'm a firm believer that an oil change is the cheepest thing you can do to a machine to make it last the longest. If you want to be cheap and skimp on the life blood of your engine than thats your choice. I change my oil every 2K with a new filter. I use only full synthetic oil as well as the manufactures filter. Mobil 1 10-40 is my choice. I also have a sport bike which I run the same oil in and have never had a problem. It's your choice to take care of it or neglect it. I also live in the midwest and only get to ride on the average of 4,000 to 6,000 miles a year, with that said I may only have to change it 2-3 times a year. I buy Mobil 1 at a local store Farm & Fleet for $8.99 a qt my Suzuki dealer sells me a filter for 3 bucks total $21.00 for everything. Seems cheap to me! Or you could fall victim to this:


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Reply #65 - 01/28/13 at 09:56:34
 
justin_o_guy2 wrote on 01/22/13 at 09:37:12:
Yep. It starts using oil at a faster pace. Youll learn when its time in a good riding season. Put 12,000 on it in a year & youll know when to change it,

Thats a lot of riding dude. Wink
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Reply #68 - 01/28/13 at 21:44:13
 
Paul, on a Savage, 12k isn't that bad. My VN800A saw 44 thousand miles in 18 months. My VN800B saw 4500 miles in 3 months.

My Savage was ready for it's dealer break in service in 4 days from new purchase in February 1998. It was reading 1200 miles on day 8 when it went in for the first service (only one ever done at a dealership). Speedometer/odometer broke years ago.

In the USA, riding pretty much daily, the miles rack up pretty quickly. Especially on comfortable bikes, my Savage is my "cute little toy motorcycle", in my jackboots I clear 6'4", it is not a comfortable bike... but it is getting there... real seat that raises me 4 inches or so higher than the oem seat, high bars, floorboards that move my feet forward by 5 inches, taller rear shocks, better grips... It's paid for and I still find the bike interesting.
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