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oil change
I just changed the Honda 20W-50 out of my A13 this morning, installed a new
filter with Kawasaki 10W-40 oil. I noted that the Honda oil, only in the
engine about 10 or 20 miles, was not very black after draining.
It is subjective, but the transmission seems to shift better and neutral is
easy to find. We'll see if the engine rattles when started cold. I'll bet
it doesn't. I'm glad to report there were no new shavings in the filter
housing.
Jim
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oil change
Bruce,
I change mine in accordance with the kind of riding I've been doing.
Lot's of time in the dirt with lots of dust., 2000. Normal 3000. But if,
say I was gonna take a long trip that would do about 6K miles and it was
mainly hiway where the oil temp would stay up far long periods of time,
then I may be inclined to run 6K on it.
I'm of the old school of changing the oil with the filter. If you're
gonna change one and not the other, it would be the filter.
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Best Regards & Happy Trails
Andy Chesley @ 57 and ticking
Y2KLR650 @ 6.4K sMiles
97 R11RA (Amiga) @ 16K Miles
So Many Roads, So Little Time
http://members.deltech.net/aches/
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oil change
Did my first oil change at 720 miles. Couldn't resist riding until I
could get a filter. Is there a way to change the filter without
having oil run down the side of the bike (and make a nice puddle in
the engine guard)when you take the oil filter cover off? The oil
didn't drain from the area outside the filter. I had the bike on the
stand; would it have made a difference if the bike was straight up?
When I used a shop towel to soak up the excess, I noticed quite a few
metal shavings. Looked like aluminum. Hope that's normal for the
1st oil change.
What do you think about a 43-year-old buying his 1st MC? Mid-life
crisis?
Thanks
Gary
A15
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oil change
In a message dated 10/29/00 7:34:54 AM Central Standard Time,
martig117@... writes:
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Nope. It's a mid-life coming-to-your-senses!!!!! Good job!!
Tom