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The “feel good” factor of having their pride and joy always run with fresh oil is a big one. The consensus of every 2 – 3,000 miles has built up largely to a few factors. If you have the dealer change your oil, high mileage and frequent changes will be extremely expensive. If you change your oil yourself, this becomes a minor annoyance and some added running costs. For others, who commute to work or it’s their only mode of transport, they’ll rack this mileage up in a few weeks. For some riders – this may be as much mileage as they do in an entire year. So I thought I’d apply some cold hard facts, years of empirical observation and a dollop of common sense to the subject in the form of this blog post in the hope it will help some riders seeking a proper, definitive answer to this question.įrom looking at various forums and messageboards, the most popular interval to change your oil seems to net out around every 2,000 – 3,000 miles. Such varied advice, and lack of clear / obvious direction from oil companies leaves the rest of us thoroughly confused as to what the right answer actually is.
How often to change harley transmission oil manual#
Most seem to hold the Owners Manual in scant regard, preferring their own schedule based on x years and y experience or what the dealer recommended when they sold the bike to them…Īnswers range from every 250 miles (yes really…) from anywhere up to 15,000 miles with every other mileage milestone in between. Everyone has a definitive, authoritative opinion on the subject. Anyone who has perused – or been a member of – a motorcycling forum will know this is probably the question most frequently asked and the one most hotly contested.