Oil Change - Before winter or after?

op..give your bike to a friend to finish off the 1000k mark and do the oil change before storing it :D

seriously though, do the oil change...metal shavings + acidic oil in crankcase all winter long and then firing the bike up is no good (IMHO)
 
RockerGuy said:
Now don't jump to conclusions so fast shall we? I've got almost 90k kms of riding experience & a highly active DIYer.

I've done oil analysis on my bike & car on different types of oils. I can tell you what you're saying is wrong & the only proof you have on doing what you're doing is because "you have a feeling".

As Caboose pointed out there can be small condensation when the motor is stored. But because it is an enclosed area the condensation doesn't get too bad. There is not alot of fresh incomming air coming into the engine when it is stored . The only problem with real condensation is when you repetitively start your bike during the winter or going on 5min rides. The combustion in the engine will produce lots of condensation which will not burn off. Condensation at a fully warmed engine gets burnt off, eg anything accumulated from winter.
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A whole 90k in your riding career?I'm on my 6th Goldwing and I put over 90k on the 5th one that I sold in June in.That's just the one.Lots of bikes before that as well.Do you really want to get into who rides more?Been a licensed tech for over 30 years and seen a lot of **** happen,so yeah I'll go with my "feeling" as you call it.
 
fastar1 said:
The condensation that you might get parked in the off-season is a tiny fraction of the moisture that fresh oil is capable of handling from regular operation. Just start 'er up in the spring and go with the oil you have (but don't put the cheap stuff in).
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The cheap stuff is just for storage.It comes out before the bike leaves the shop.
 
Fatwing said:
A whole 90k in your riding career?I'm on my 6th Goldwing and I put over 90k on the 5th one that I sold in June in.That's just the one.Lots of bikes before that as well.Do you really want to get into who rides more?Been a licensed tech for over 30 years and seen a lot of **** happen,so yeah I'll go with my "feeling" as you call it.
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We get it, your dick is bigger. You win the newbie oil change question.
 
Fatwing said:
A whole 90k in your riding career?I'm on my 6th Goldwing and I put over 90k on the 5th one that I sold in June in.That's just the one.Lots of bikes before that as well.Do you really want to get into who rides more?Been a licensed tech for over 30 years and seen a lot of **** happen,so yeah I'll go with my "feeling" as you call it.
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You blindly jump to the conclusion that I trade in my bike every few years. I'm trying to illustrate that you're wrong!

Yeah you got 30yrs of experience, why don't you write a letter explaining it to Honda and apply as their Head Engineer?
 
Nobody ever wins in a Oil thread :rolleyes:
Oil is just like politics and religion......
 
RockerGuy said:
I haven't even changed oil this year. But I run synthetic. I have 65k on her now. I guess if I do a 2x per year oil change she should last 1 million kms?

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Well, 'tis the second because I needed to get the mineral factory oil outta her. Otherwise, not that often ;)

And yes, she should last to infinity and beyond with 2x/year oil!
 
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Changing oil is for pussies
 
It's always due for an oil change by the time I finish the season, so oil and filter change before storage(usually snowing out) and run it in the spring as is.
 
OP, you asked a very contentious question, as you probably noticed by now. There is a 'before' camp, there is 'after' camp, there is 'before and after' camp... I guess, there is 'never' camp too. I change oil at the end of every season. Why? Because it's convenient for me. Last year I didn't change oil at all - covered only 1800 km after injury, and bike has full synthetic Motul 7100 in it. Regarding people who like to store with alcohol-free Shell 91 (I like it too btw) and then adding fuel stabilizer... well, fuel stabilizer contains alcohol, it's one of main components.
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