Oil Change

[Ionatan]

Hello every one! Quick question, I have a '92 gs500 with 67000 km on it. I changed the oil 4000 km (2 months ago), the book says to change it every 6000! Do you recommend changing it more often? like now. sometimes I ride a little hard but the oil looks pretty clean.

Thanks a lot!

[mister]

Dud, if you want to change the oil every 1,000km, then hook in. Heck, if you want to change it once a week, go at it.

In short, the 6,000 is a guide, or, maximum distance recommendation. If you want to change every 4,000 then go for it. (I know a car mechanic who changes his car oil every 5,000 regardless of what the owner's manual suggests.)

Oh, BTW, was that sixty seven thousand, or six thousand seven hundred?

Michael

[twocool]

Hello every one! Quick question, I have a '92 gs500 with 67000 km on it. I changed the oil 4000 km (2 months ago), the book says to change it every 6000! Do you recommend changing it more often? like now. sometimes I ride a little hard but the oil looks pretty clean.

Thanks a lot!

Follow the manual...that is what it is there for......Suzuki is not trying to screw you with too infrequent oil changes....

Dealers, car parts stores etc all have a vested interest in you getting oil changes more often than necessary...  more $$$$$ for them...

Cookie

[madjak30]

Like MR said...the 6000kms is a guideline as to the maximum suggested interval...and that is with "normal use"...if you rag on your bike a lot or drive it in extremes, it is recommended that you shorten that interval...

Do what you think is best without exceeding the 6000km max...

Later.

[Ionatan]

thanks all, it's 67k, and I was asking because since the bike it's old and has many km on it i thought it would be better to change it sooner than what the manual says. I'll get another 1000 km out of it before I change it