With Winter a few weeks away, do you change your motor oil and filter before parking your trike for the winter, I changed oil and filer at 1000 miles, now have 1800miles, I want to protect my investment.
With Winter a few weeks away, do you change your motor oil and filter before parking your trike for the winter, I changed oil and filer at 1000 miles, now have 1800miles, I want to protect my investment.
I never do, but I ride in the winter when we don't have snow or ice, so I don't get the condensation build up ... never hurts to change the oil though ... I know guys who change oil every 1500 miles or twice a year, which ever comes first.
Since I routinely put 12-14k a year on my bikes, I just do it as per Harley's schedule, at 1k and 5k, then every 5k after. The only variation is I do every hole every time. Probably over kill, but saves me from thinking about which ones do I need to do. The extra $$ isn't much and I figure if I save a couple brain cells not thinking about which hole which time, I'm ahead of the game.
I ride my T/G All winter, But i do park my two wheeler for most of the winter, All i do is fill the gas tank to the very top and add Stabile gas treatment. Filling it to the top eliminates condensation.
And i also have it on a battery tender, I never change the oil.. And once i cover the bike with sheets i Don't start the engine till i'm gonna ride it again.. 45 + years and haven't had a problem.
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......
Would also depend on where you store the Trike - Cold - Warm - Heated?
Can't be any help. Dead of winter here in So. Cal. it may drop to the 50's during the day. Trikes are in use year round.
http://www.triketalk.com/forum/custo...epic4494_1.gif
Why 3 wheels?
because 2 isn't enough and 4 is too many
We are really Steve & Vesta Brown
Her: 2014 Tri-Glide Me: 2015 Freewheeler
Vietnam Vet 1967-68 U.S. Air Force
Hmmmm after three divorces my buddy asked me if I missed the "relations" ... I asked him "what relations"
I change oil every 5k miles and always in the fall when done riding. It got serviced 5 weeks ago before I had hip replacement surgery and it's parked snuggly in the garage on the toy hauler ready for a six week Texas run in mid January.
I never let the bike sit during off season without having fresh oil in it.
If it is going to sit for an extended period, I would change it. Winter in southern New Mexico is super riding. I ride every new year day, no matter the weather, a few times it was a very short trip. Jim
TBEAR
2010 Triglide Harley Davidson
V&H Exhaust,True Duals, Big Sucker Ac,,557 S&S Cam,SE Compensator 2014, oil cooler,EBC r.brakes,Progressive air-shocks,Floorboard extensions,rear fender bras, Dynoed,krome-werks 2+2 bars, and a sheep wool butt protector....
Love my black handlebars - I'm 5'8" and they are perfect for me,
if I were to do it over I would have went to 14" (but thats a California thing).
For comparsion when I jump on the Wifes trike (with stock bars) I feel like I'm on a go kcart or something, I'm reaching/leaning down).
I've had them on for severl years now and have rode many
a 400+ mile days with NO pain/aches.....also have the HD Hammack seat.