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N41EF Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 23 Mar 2014 Posts: 406 Location: Aiken, SC
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:52 pm Post subject: So do you do annual things at end or begining of the season? |
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So, weather in the high 60's rode the bike to work first time this year, we've had our couple of weeks of winter and now spring has sprung.
A neighbor at work chatted about seasonal oil changes, IE. once a year if you don't do the milage in a year. His logic was to do them att he beginning of the riding season, so that anything that drained into the engine over the "winter" was drained out and fresh oil goes in before starting.
My logic is end of season, based on weather and work, I did an oil change just before Thanksgiving, and just under 2 months later rode the bike several times over the three day weekend. My thought is that any moisture or contaminants in the sump get drained out before they cause corrossion during the set up period.
I know many of you have many months of no riding, due to weather, so do you do an oil change at the end of the season, the begining, or both? _________________ 2014 R1200RT Water Cooled
2001 R1100S Light
1993 K1100LT. Nissan Ice Blue.(Gone) |
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carp Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Posts: 159 Location: Minnesota
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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End of Season. Winter can be long in MN. I think the oil looks good after sitting 3-4 months in the bike in the spring. _________________ 93 K1100LT
07 Bandit 1250S |
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SugarHillCTD Site Admin
Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 4240 Location: Now in Eastern Pennsylvania
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:39 am Post subject: |
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Right about now. Been about 1-1/2 months since the last run and the bike is now on the lift for annual maintenance.
This one is going to be a big one since I'm replacing all the hoses. Don't know when (if?) they were replaced. _________________ John & Cathy
'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F. |
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Ernie-NH Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 14 Oct 2009 Posts: 982 Location: Bristol, New Hampshire
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Good morning all…
Well… just like Carp in MN, it is usually the first of April before I can even get to the bike(s) to prepare for the coming season.. and since I like to stretch riding as long as possible before the COLD shuts it down, its always "beginning" of the season fluid changes etc for me. SugarHill has a heated garage and a lift to get his bikes ready for the Spring. So unless your somewhere where its 60 degF in January or have a heated storage/work area, its probably going to be "beginning of season" for you too !
Good luck… ride safe….// Ernie in NH _________________ AMA,, American Deaf Bikers
Airhead Beemers Club
'11 G650gs
'95 K1100LT
'76 R100/7 |
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kbmwrs Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Posts: 599 Location: Morgan Hill, CA
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:50 am Post subject: |
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Season? Season?...oh yeah cold stuff.
Not a problem here. I change on mileage. _________________ Mike Gullery
"Beemerhead"
'06 K1200GT
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SugarHillCTD Site Admin
Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 4240 Location: Now in Eastern Pennsylvania
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah Mike,
Our daughter is in Santa Clara and tells me about riding her ZX6R all year 'round. Arrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! _________________ John & Cathy
'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.
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Green Monster
Joined: 23 Jul 2014 Posts: 19 Location: Roswell, GA
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:34 am Post subject: |
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Same thing here in GA. Have been on the bike at least 7 times since Thanksgiving...Not like I'm rubbing it in or anything
For the topic at hand however, I change mine at the beginning of the year...scheduled in a few weeks. _________________ 1995 K1100RS in Palmetto Green
1988 K75C (sold)
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Sonu Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 396 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:11 am Post subject: |
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I'm on an annual schedule for fluids change (during the christmas holidays) _________________ 1997 K1100LT "Ziggy" _GarminGPS_Corbin saddle_K Guards _Hyperlights_Fog lights_Eastern Beaver Relays_Cee Bailey_4"speakers_Michelin PR4's_MoS2_Spiegler lines_TPMS_VDO
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John Clauss Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Posts: 730 Location: Robesonia, PA
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm, I am here in snowy Pa, we had snow yesterday as a matter of fact. I have had both of my bikes out recently though, cold doesn't bother me much. Typically I do twice a year. In the summer I run a heavier weight oil so I typically change over to that in late April-mid May. In the colder months I run a lighter weight, so that goes in Late September early October.
Here is a couple of pics from the ride I took the Sunday after Thanksgiving:
Cold? Yes about 30 degrees when I left, warmed up to a balmy 40 though. Roads were in decent shape, but lots of gravel at the intersections, just had to be careful. _________________ 1997 K1100LT
1975 R75/6
It will bring you so close to nausea, it will make you sick! - Big Al |
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exavid Big Brick Rider
Joined: 22 Apr 2014 Posts: 72 Location: Medford, OR
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Yep, there's no way around it, these old K bikes are downright good lookin' machines. _________________ Paul W.
2013 C650GT
1995 K1100LT
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Scott_Anderson Site Admin
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 3119 Location: Central Iowa, USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:00 am Post subject: |
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I think this weekend I'm going to at least get one of the bikes on the lift and get ready to start the spring service. _________________ Ride safe.
1995 K1100LT 0302044
1997 R1100RT ZC62149
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
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