skipperT Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 8:11 AM, TomTracer said: Any thing more than trace amounts fine metal shavings on a new bike is excessive. .... you’ve never seen the screens on a KTM or Husky have you? You would freak... -Skip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 7:46 AM, Warchild said: "Finally cleared up..." 🤔 Very unusual. In fact... I have never heard anything like this before on any modern engine, regardless of brand. That's unfortunate. Same ,,got home from dealer didn't look great so changed it,,changed again at 1000k ,,3rd change it looked good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidood Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 turned over 600 miles today, oil change kit arriving on Wednesday but I'm still heading out to ride tonight and tomorrow too, oil looks good in the little window.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slawnch Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Did my first change at 600 miles then again at 4000 miles on the odometer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted May 24, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted May 24, 2021 23 hours ago, Bill H said: 1000k You've ridden her 1 million miles? 2 Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTracer Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 4/25/2021 at 7:23 PM, cy685 said: I recently picked up my new 2020 Tracer GT and now have about 90 miles on it. Per the dealer and the owner's manual my first oil change should be at 600 miles. I've heard that some owners change the oil initially at 100 miles instead of waiting until 600 miles. Is it common for owners to change it at 100 miles? IMO, waste of time if you are not completely anal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 hours ago, micah2074 said: You've ridden her 1 million miles? HUH ?? 1000,is a thousand 🧐Einstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Bill H said: HUH ?? 1000,is a thousand 🧐Einstein You wrote "1000k" in your reply to the thread which implies 1000 x 1000... usually 1,000 would be represented as 1k. 10,000 = 10k 100,000 = 100k and so on. 3 '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, duhs10 said: You wrote "1000k" in your reply to the thread which implies 1000 x 1000... usually 1,000 would be represented as 1k. 10,000 = 1k 100,000 = 100k and so on. I can admit when I'm wrong,,,it was a brain typo,,,thanks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted May 25, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted May 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Bill H said: HUH ?? 1000,is a thousand 🧐Einstein Plato, Arisototle, Socrates.....Einstein? Morons. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoAl Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 When I bought my ZX6R I changed the oil at 200 miles and again at 600 miles and learned a valuable lesson. LOL only kept the bike 7,000 miles so all the careful planning the the longest possible life was for nothing. Few months after I traded it got a letter from the police - it was impounded after being parked somewhere. Purchaser had not registered the bike and was running with tag off a different bike so probably didn't take care of the bike either. Probably my favorite fun bike but not so good for long trips. So in order to maximize the life of my Tracer GT I changed the oil at 600 miles. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewrenchbender Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 10:25 AM, skipperT said: .... you’ve never seen the screens on a KTM or Husky have you? You would freak... -Skip Or the screens on a “modern” Lycoming or Continental GA engine...think the worst I’ve ever seen were R-985s that had been running “non-detergent” oil that were accidentally serviced with “detergent” oil-they would collapse and have to be levered out of the housing... My nearly new (<400 miles) FJR oil and final drive changes did have me wondering...but after the first couple, and doing periodic oil analysis, Blackstone Laboratories assured me that everything was just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidood Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 5 hours ago, thewrenchbender said: Or the screens on a “modern” Lycoming or Continental GA engine...think the worst I’ve ever seen were R-985s that had been running “non-detergent” oil that were accidentally serviced with “detergent” oil-they would collapse and have to be levered out of the housing... My nearly new (<400 miles) FJR oil and final drive changes did have me wondering...but after the first couple, and doing periodic oil analysis, Blackstone Laboratories assured me that everything was just fine. How could an aircraft shop use the wrong oil? THAT seems scary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewrenchbender Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, Skidood said: How could an aircraft shop use the wrong oil? THAT seems scary.... Short version is each engine holds 9 gallons and less than a gallon an hour is “acceptable”. And I may have mentioned to management several times that the only issue was gonna be line service dumping the wrong oil in the wrong engine (some planes were split left/right)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTracer Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 What the hell guys. Are some of you exes? Most of us knew what he meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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