Is 5000 miles too many between oil changes ?

[WULFSTAN]

Like the title says really is 5k miles too many between oil changes using cheap oil?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Depends on the bike, usually the point of using cheap oil is to change it more often. That said most bikes are recommended to be changed at 4k, so it rather depends on your machine.

How cheap is cheap?
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[RichieZX6R]

depends, what do you mean by cheap oil? ON a honda CBR (in your sig i guess) that should be fine for road use.

Manual on my Zx6r says some thing like 6-7k intervals.
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[Andy_Pagin]

What does the owners handbook say?
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[WULFSTAN]

https://www.wilkinsonplus.com/car-maintenance/wilko-semi-synthetic-formula-10w-40-motor-oil-5ltr/invt/0257972/?htxt=b95ISHYCs7A2PDQHEfjdpSIRZHoe8Ws%2Fva05Ge0nixg6V3mXXJHckrbYr94z7wswKni6tbYBcIfK%0AVxFigU%2FuCQ%3D%3D That cheap
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[blurredman]

Depends on the bike. It's safe to say that alot of medium performance bikes (commuters etc) recommend 5-6k, however there are some oddities, like the cx500 which recommend 8k..


Look in the manual
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[Noxious89123]

Oil and filter is specified at every 8000 miles on my CBR, same as it was on my old CBR. (I don't do anywhere near that milage in a year these days, so I'll be doing it every 12 months instead).

What bikes specify 4k in the owners manual?
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[i.p.phrealy]

cheap chinese 125 i have says 3000 miles, it gets done monthly.
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[BigDan1190]

The older bikes will be fine, back when engines were built to withstand a lot of shit.

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[esullivan]

I recently bought a Honda NC700S, which specifies a service interval of 8K miles, and I questioned this as well. The dealer said modern engines, especially ones that run at such low revs as this model's, can easily go 8K between oil changes. You're more likely to need a new tire or brake pads in that period, though, which is why they also recommend a quick checkup at 4K.
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[Alpha-9]

I do my 125 every 1000 now and it's always black and nasty as fuck
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[goto10]

Totally depends on the age of the bike and the usage - how many heat cycles does the oil go through?
If it takes 3 years to cover 5000 miles (achieved by riding around town) then it's definitely no good.
My NC has done 5000 miles since its last service and the oil is still honey coloured - but I've done those miles within 2 and a half months.

Although doing the same mileage on my ER5 (in the same time frame) would've made the oil black by now and I would definitely be changing it sooner.
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[Polarbear]

My Explorer has a 12000 mile service interval including oil changes. Fuck that. Sorry Triumph, my lady will be getting new drinkies at 5000 miles at the most.
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[mysterious_rider]

change mine (zzr600) every 10k miles. That works out about once every 6 months.