Is it time for an Oil change?

[astroscope]

Oil and Oil Filter changed at 10228 miles on 22 Aug 2011
Mileage now 14036 on 27 May 2013.
That's 3808 since last change.
Pics tell me that the oil is still little brownish so I'm OK for now?

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2010 Honda FES S Wing 125

[Nandonian]

I would do if you're got the time and cash for oil. Can only do good for your bike
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Suzuki Katana AY50; Peugeot Jetforce C-Tech 05+06; Honda CG125 ; Yamaha YBR125; Aprilia RS125 FP; Lexmoto XTRS 125; Aprilia RS125 Race Replica; Aprilia RS125 Extrema FP; Seat Ibiza FR 1.9 TDI

[Hetzer]

That oil is thin watery shite, change it.
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[stonesie]

I would change that, if it's the 125 in your sig they have to work pretty hard and don't hold much oil so they like fairly regular changes.

[instigator]

For a 125, it'll cost you about a tenner to change the oil. It sounds like you depend on the bike so just bloody do it!

[Rogerborg]

3808 miles on a 125? Just change it, it's not even worth your time to ask the question.
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[Boris the spider]

[dansidi]

What ???

I've never once changed my oil in my YBR in 18 months and 8000 miles. I've had the bike serviced twice and they do it then.

Seriously, do I really need to change the oil more often than that?
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current bike to first bike: SV650s K3, YBR125, Vespa GT125, Vespa ET4-125, Suzuki CS-50 (!!)
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Mod 2 passed 05-12-2-12

[Rogerborg]

[stuarthouston]

Once every 1,000 on my CG, and even that's slightly more than what Haynes recommends. (Something like 900 mile intervals IIRC)
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'96 Honda CG125 BR-T

[blurredman]

Change oil every so thousand miles (your manual will say), or failing that you achieve the required mileage to change, do it annually.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 39k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50k.

[kartl]

I would gauge the oil condition by it appearance it should be in km/miles or period of months.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

How much oil will you need for a change anyway? Won't be much more than a litre I wouldn't have thought. Which will cost about £1.50, if that. Hence why my intervals are as little as 500 miles. Job only takes five minutes on a warm engine. Filter every other change. But then, I clean and oil my chain after each ride as well, so...yeah.
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[P.]

I do mine every 1k or monthly, whichever comes first.

The Varadildo has had 10 oil changes since October.