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how often do you guys recommend i change my oil? im trying to figure out what would be my yearly maintenance cost on the cbr when i pick one up.
As with most manufacturers, Honda doesn't want its motorcycles to be seen as "maintenance intensive".Honda produces more engines than anyone else in the world, I'll do as they suggest.
The people who continually advocate ridiculously frequent oil changes are the oil companies.
They also don't want their motors failing before a reasonably expected time!!! If people know more than the manufacturer let them line the oil companies pockets..........they need the money. I read on some forums were owners are using synthetic oil and changing it every 1,000m.As with most manufacturers, Honda doesn't want its motorcycles to be seen as "maintenance intensive".
Jay
Old habits, maybe.They also don't want their motors failing before a reasonably expected time!!! If people know more than the manufacturer let them line the oil companies pockets..........they need the money. I read on some forums were owners are using synthetic oil and changing it every 1,000m.
Obviously people have to use common sense, if they're racing, riding a mile each way to work or in -40 degree temperatures they should change their oil accordingly. All auto and bike manufactures are extending oil change intervals but the oil companies have stuck to their 3,000m changes for decades. Gee, I wonder why?
There's a guy on a fuel economy site that never changes his oil in his TDI, just adds some occasionally. Oil itself doesn't wear out, it's the additives that wear out. That and the increasing amounts of contaminants signal when the oil needs to be changed.Some cars have 20,000 mile oil change intervals now.