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Old 02-03-2011, 05:06 PM   #1
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so i didnt change the oil in the buell when i put it away for the winter...

so my question is what the best way to go about changing it this spring, should i start it and let it warm up or should i just pull the plug and let it all drain out hoping that it all has settled to the bottom?
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Old 02-03-2011, 05:14 PM   #2
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Warm it up and then drain it. You'll get any condensation/sludge that will mix/burn off and then put new oil in. If you do it the other way, most of that crap will get mixed in with your new oil.

The only way that would be better is to drain it. Put new oil in. Run it and change it again.
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Old 02-03-2011, 05:17 PM   #3
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hmmm first warm day...
its not that the oil is old either, hell it prolly has 1500 miles on it and thats all
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hmmm first warm day...
its not that the oil is old either, hell it prolly has 1500 miles on it and thats all
what oil you running in the buell? I need to choose/figre that out. had the shop change it for its 600 mile service and thats been it.
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Old 02-03-2011, 05:41 PM   #5
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Warm it up and then drain it. You'll get any condensation/sludge that will mix/burn off and then put new oil in. If you do it the other way, most of that crap will get mixed in with your new oil.

The only way that would be better is to drain it. Put new oil in. Run it and change it again.
That's the way I've done it in the past... Drain/change, put new oil in, run, drain/change. That's ONLY if I had a bunch of miles on it before I stored it though... I always tried to time my oil changes to at least 75% ready before storing.

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hmmm first warm day...
its not that the oil is old either, hell it prolly has 1500 miles on it and thats all
I'd just run it then... Run it, hell put a couple of easy miles on it, then drain it hot and put in new.

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what oil you running in the buell? I need to choose/figre that out. had the shop change it for its 600 mile service and thats been it.
Didn't even know you had a Buell... or maybe I did... I can't remember.
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Old 02-03-2011, 05:44 PM   #6
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hmmm i need to check its the same HD brand though
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Yall and storing bikes. Silly willys.

Just buy some cheap ass walmart oil, run for a couple minutes, then drain. No reason to waste money expensive oil just to use for minutes.
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I don't change mine before storage either.
Run it up to temp in the spring, drain, change filter, add new. Good to go for whatever interval you feel like running.
Buell takes 20W-50. It has the HD Screaming Eagle in it now, will have Amsoil in it when I change it. It's worked for the first 11k
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I don't change mine before storage either.
Run it up to temp in the spring, drain, change filter, add new. Good to go for whatever interval you feel like running.
Buell takes 20W-50. It has the HD Screaming Eagle in it now, will have Amsoil in it when I change it. It's worked for the first 11k
I will be happy if my buell runs for 11k miles

Seems a lotof people run the bike a few times durring the winter, which I have heard isnt good becasue it may not get up to temp. For guys like tigger I would think its ok since they dont realy have winter but my bikes have prety much been down since november.
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Seems a lotof people run the bike a few times durring the winter, which I have heard isnt good becasue it may not get up to temp. For guys like tigger I would think its ok since they dont realy have winter but my bikes have prety much been down since november.
So far so good, but yeah, mine's been parked since late Oct.
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