Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Flipper, I believe if a dealer offers you a two year warranty with unlimited mileage and only require oil change every 10000km then stick to it. I have however on one or two occasions changed the oil myself before the service period before a long distance tour or after a weekend of hard riding, but I reckon every 2000km is a waste of time and money.

On my bikes every 4000 kms.

Gavin, soos ons naweke met die X Challenge ry vervang ek ten minste elke 5,000 km net olie sonder filter vervanging. My 1200GS los ek vir die handelaar elke 10,000km, behalwe as dit bietjie rof raak met tye in die quarry. Dit kan verseker nie kwaad doen om olie meer gereeld te vervang nie.

gav 5000km is a good time to change. I havnt yet and my current milage is 7920km I can feel the motor taking strain but wanna see if it lasts

I cast my vote with Bobdev - for those who actually take their bikes into the dirt. Some (of the better) car manuels actually specify different maintenace shedules, based on type of use. All BMW engenise, except the K, rev very low. These low revs combined with normal on road use means an oil change at 10 000 km is an overkill (although I would never exceed this distance between oil changes). The continued higher revs and low air speed over the engine in the various off road conditions means the engines work harder and the oil operates at higher temperatures (shortening its expected life span). An oil change at every 5 000 km (with an oil and filter change on the scheduled service) is cheap enough.

I have heard about guys that changes the oil filter halfway between services. Their argument: Oils today are of such a high quality and do not loose their qualities that quickly, that is why some cars can be serviced every 30 000km only. So changing the filter more regularly, you ensure that you get rid of the dirt, it there was any present. Just another opinion. Arno

You strain the bike yourself.I feel sorry for that poor bike.

they build 100's of new ones everyday feel sorry for humans and animals if you must