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DIY Oil Changes While On the Road - Suggestions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Morecowbell" data-source="post: 1236431" data-attributes="member: 27150"><p>I've only done three mid-trip oil changes so far. Bandon OR on the YZF-600R, Del Rio TX on the R1100RT-P, and last November 1st in Etowah TN on my new 2012 FJR during my fly-n-ride from FL to CA. Being a brand new bike, I didn't think extending the OCI would be a good idea. Before leaving the dealer, I bought 5 quarts of Yamalube 10W-40 and a filter. I normally use Mobil 1 15W-50, but I figured I'd use Yamalube until switching to synthetic at 5000 miles. I found that it's a tight fit getting 5 quarts of oil, a filter, and some tools into one side case. Luckily I was travelling light and my clothing and toiletry kit fit into the other side case.</p><p></p><p>I left Clearwater FL at 5am and rolled into the Advance Auto Parts in Etowah about an hour before sundown with 642 miles on the odometer. Dumb luck that. It was 42 degrees, so I had to keep my gear on to stay warm. I bought the drain pain, funnel, Mobil 1 75W-90 gear oil, blue towels, etc. After draining the engine and gear oils, I dumped the oil into the recycling tank and left the pan, funnel, and towels there in case anyone else might need them. I guess I'm a bit anal-retentive, since I had my torque wrench and fresh crush washers with me...helps give me the warm-fuzzy feeling. After cleaning everything up, I was off to the hotel for a much needed Sonic burger and beers from the liquor store across the street. Small towns can be so convenient. And the bonus was having a nearly empty side case for the rest of the trip to CA.</p><p></p><p>I normally use a 5000 mile OCI, but for a longer trip I don't worry too much about going a little over since I'm using a good quality synthetic oil.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.photobucket.com/user/jbem2fo/media/image.jpg1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/jbem2fo/image.jpg1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morecowbell, post: 1236431, member: 27150"] I've only done three mid-trip oil changes so far. Bandon OR on the YZF-600R, Del Rio TX on the R1100RT-P, and last November 1st in Etowah TN on my new 2012 FJR during my fly-n-ride from FL to CA. Being a brand new bike, I didn't think extending the OCI would be a good idea. Before leaving the dealer, I bought 5 quarts of Yamalube 10W-40 and a filter. I normally use Mobil 1 15W-50, but I figured I'd use Yamalube until switching to synthetic at 5000 miles. I found that it's a tight fit getting 5 quarts of oil, a filter, and some tools into one side case. Luckily I was travelling light and my clothing and toiletry kit fit into the other side case. I left Clearwater FL at 5am and rolled into the Advance Auto Parts in Etowah about an hour before sundown with 642 miles on the odometer. Dumb luck that. It was 42 degrees, so I had to keep my gear on to stay warm. I bought the drain pain, funnel, Mobil 1 75W-90 gear oil, blue towels, etc. After draining the engine and gear oils, I dumped the oil into the recycling tank and left the pan, funnel, and towels there in case anyone else might need them. I guess I'm a bit anal-retentive, since I had my torque wrench and fresh crush washers with me...helps give me the warm-fuzzy feeling. After cleaning everything up, I was off to the hotel for a much needed Sonic burger and beers from the liquor store across the street. Small towns can be so convenient. And the bonus was having a nearly empty side case for the rest of the trip to CA. I normally use a 5000 mile OCI, but for a longer trip I don't worry too much about going a little over since I'm using a good quality synthetic oil. [URL="https://s3.photobucket.com/user/jbem2fo/media/image.jpg1.jpg.html"][IMG]https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/jbem2fo/image.jpg1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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