Over Priced Or Not

[YOMAMAR6]

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[Monkey Nutts]

Consider this. When I do a oil change on my CBR1000RR I have to buy the following:
4 quarts (3.3quarts required) oil at $12.95/quart at Cycle Sports = ($51.80)
Granted it is cheaper the next two times until that fourth quart is consumed.
1 oil filter = $9.95+

All said and done it cost me $61.75 to change my own oil and I still have to get my hands dirty and deal with the used oil.
If $13.25 is worth the added convience to have someone else change the oil on your ride, then you will likely see them every 1000 miles for a service.

Hope that helps. :idunno: :blah-blah
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[2k2 banshee]

suzuki up here wants $100 + oil and filter=$133 i laughed at the guy.

[dansrc51]

jeez, you guys, it's oil, not gold. you don't have to run synthetic in your bike. and running synthetic is not always recommened as some bikes will have issues with clutch slippage. last time I changed my oil, I used castrol 4 stroke from cycle parts, plus my oil filter and the total charge was less then 40 bucks. Plus Rod said I could dump my used oil at the shop, where they recycle it.

[tlrmike99]

Edwin, I got everyting you need here in the shop... We can get the stuff and do it in no time. I use Honda Gold HP4 and get my filters through mail order. We can talk about it on Monday, but the best part about doing it yourself is you know everything was done right. The only Roseburg shop I would ever trust is Hobi. Just my :2cents: !!! See ya Monday!

[kneedragger26]

jeez, you guys, it's oil, not gold. you don't have to run synthetic in your bike. and running synthetic is not always recommened as some bikes will have issues with clutch slippage. last time I changed my oil, I used castrol 4 stroke from cycle parts, plus my oil filter and the total charge was less then 40 bucks. Plus Rod said I could dump my used oil at the shop, where they recycle it.
I will have to agree. A synthetic mix is more than sufficient. Considering the amount of revs and the wet clutch discs it is almost better for a 4 stroke machine.
My opinion is if you want to get personal with you bike then do it yourself. If not its best to take it to a shop that knows what they are doing.

P.S. Bring the oil you want.:thumbup:

[rickster]

It pretty much comes down to three things:
1. How comfortable are you with working on your own bike?
2. How comfortable are you with someone else working on your bike?
3. What's your time and trouble worth?

Synthetic oil isn't absolutely necessary unless it's all you can find that meets the manufacturer's specs., which should be in your owners or shop manual. They may have been thinking the clutch material was impregnated with synthetic oil or something wacky like that. I've changed back and forth between conventional and synthetic in almost all of my bikes and never saw any difference. If in doubt as to what to use, refer to your manual. :crash:

[roadrunner]

do it yourself!!!!! i had plain oil in the race bike when i got it and was told that the synthetic stuff is so much better for the track blah blah blah...i replaced it with syntec and used that for a season. the three other seasons i used regular 10-40 and had no problems. i noticed no difference in the bike or the oil as it came out used.. certianly not enough to justify the cost. if it makes you feel better then by all means... peoples oil choice is like tires, everyones is different. it doesnt matter what you ise just that ou use it often. too much oil is as bed as not enough. ....the dump out in oakland recycles oil for free. all youve got to do is put it in the container. find your oil filter at the best price online and pick up oil when it goes on sale. you can do it!!! its mechanicing not rocket science. i had to teach myself to do it and its easy now. tip:loosen your filter BEFORE you warm the bike/oil. changing the oil is simple and it is satisfying to know that you did it yourself. piece of cake.... the first and last time i took my bike to a shop for anything was to hobi to have new tires put on when i first started riding. they were mounted backwards and when i told them about it they said, "ooh dont worry about it itll be just fine". that was enough motivation to do the stuff myself. if i screw somthing up well, hey, itll be just fine!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!! :thumbup:

[lil' mikey]

I agree with the 10-40 I've ran that in every bike since I was 5. and thats about how many years? uhhhh, well never mind that. but I have never had a oil problem yet. I do change my oil quite frequently though.

[roadrunner]

indeed. fresh oil is the best mechanic.

[roadrunner]

:clapping:

[Ninja Girl]

Way to go Edwin, first oil change on your new bike!!! must ahve felt good:thumbup:

[Ninja Girl]

Oh ouch, I overfilled once but it leaked out in some sort of overflow, lucky I noticed early cause it was prob gettin on the rear tire, Good luck with the test run, be careful!!

[roadrunner]

ive had this same issue of over-filling. it took a bit for i to figure out exactly how much oil was needed. before however, i made myself a leak on the head cover packing. fortunately it wasnt the head gasket. ive got the part in the bin already so it wont be a problem. since then i have had to dump oil after changing a few times to be sure. im pretty sure ive got it now though!! :clapping: too much/not enough not good..

[TOM-CAT]

Congrats homie :clapping: Glad to hear everything is back on track.:thumbup:

[roadrunner]

:clapping:

[2k2 banshee]

NO!:yes:

[2k2 banshee]

NO! lol:yes:

[2k2 banshee]

ok you win