mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Are you sure about that?
Oh yes. >I know it started to happen with most of the Japanese manufacturers but was >under the impression that they stopped due to excessive wear. Or excessive >servicing costs. All the Japanese bikes that I know of still use common engine/transmission oil. Definitely true of the performance bikes, perhaps some of the big cruisers have separate gearbox oil, but that's likely to a marketing-driven decision based on imitating Harley-Davidson (to sell to U.S. bikers) rather than engineering necessity. >Oil changes every 2000 miles, with complete set of filters can add up >sharpish. >But, then, many (most) machines do very low mileage these days. Oils have improved, too. With synthetics, even the most paranoid types can go 3000 miles without an oil change. My Honda VFR has the additional oil wear burden of gear-driven cams, but I still change the oil every 3000 miles or so. I have 65,000 miles on the bike so far... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
