Now I'm even more excited, as I don't have to worry so much about maintenance and such. A no-brainer bike sounds good to me, especially for a first bike. Well, not my very first bike, but the first one in a very long time. I had a Honda 100 dual sport back in the day.
+1 The higher the octane the harder it is to burn completely. It's used in high compression engines, or when you hear a knocking from an older or dirtier engine, as carbon deposits heat up and preignite the fuel before top dead centre. The short answer is if the manual says 87 octane, save the extra cash. My KLR is at 73,000 kms on the Rotella 15w40. It's great stuff, and available in bulk at Wallymart. Clean your air filter on a regular basis, if it's the reusable foam type, you'll need a solvent to clean the used dirt and oil off like mineral spirits, dry it out and re oil it with something similar to Bel Ray air filter oil. Stay away from the K&N kits, most of them use a very light oil for paper filters. Congratulations!
