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Posted by pcarrell
- October 29, 2012, 15:17:28 PMFrom the Amsoil site;
"What is the oil change interval for AMSOIL motorcycle oils?
Answer: AMSOIL motorcycle oils are engineered to provide protection up to twice the manufacturer's recommended change interval or one year, whichever comes first.
For Big Twin Harley-Davidson transmissions, follow the Harley-Davidson recommended drain interval for synthetic oil up to 20,000 miles or one year, whichever comes first. Unless you are using an AMSOIL Ea air filter, change the filter based on the manufacturer's recommended intervals."
I just change it every spring and do a filter change twice a year.
Posted by 49Reo
- October 29, 2012, 15:07:42 PMOk, here is a quiz for all you Amsoil+ and other synthetic oils for that matter: I am a 3000 mile between oil changes kind of guy; what kind of miles do you folks run on Amsoil and other synthetics between changes? (Once you have done the first change to synthetic to flush all the dino oil from the system)?
Thanks in advance;
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by jmbo
- October 29, 2012, 14:48:44 PMI'am an Amsoil guy. Ran nothing but in my Triumph Thunderbird. For a bike that cruised the high side of 5 grand at 70MPH I felt I needed a higher performance oil. But I'm going a different direction with my Drifter. I just bought it with 12 grand on the clock. Not sure what was in it but when i changed it my guess it was dino oil and it was dirty. For my first change I'm going with Rotella T6 synthetic. Figured to run it a thousand miles or so then change it out for Amsoil. Rotella is a high detergent oil so it should clean out any crap in the system. Read a lot of reviews by guys who swear by Rotella in their bikes so I'm not too worried about any bad effects. Plus since I plan for a short run between changes I'm not out tons of money. Rotella is $23 bucks a gallon at Wally World.
Posted by pcarrell
- October 29, 2012, 14:23:08 PMYou're funny!
No man, it made my bike run smoother then it ever has.
Posted by 45 Bravo
- October 28, 2012, 23:47:42 PMSo you say amsoil is a good thing, or you had to BUY a whole new bike?..
45 Bravo
Posted by pcarrell
- October 28, 2012, 22:00:00 PMFriend talked me into Amsoil a while back......whole new bike!
Posted by 49Reo
- October 28, 2012, 20:36:31 PMI have been running Kaw synthetic 10w-40 for about 2 years now, with Kaw filter. Biggest difference I see in using synthetic, is, no "lirrle man with a hammer wanting out noises" from within.... haven't tried Amsoil or Mobil 1 for bikes; ran Mobil 1 5-w30 in my '95 Ford 1 ton 460.
Liked it in winter; get to 40 below up here sometimes.
Regards and such,
49Rep
Posted by chief
- September 16, 2011, 12:59:32 PMThe money you save buying lower quality oil and filters will eventually cost you money. Yes you can get 60K miles doing this but the wear will be significantly greater. Do yourself a favor, use quality oil and filters and change your oil appropriately.
If your bike doesn't live in a temp controlled environment... synthetic oil and more frequent oil changes are the way to go. Synthetic handles moisture from condensation etc much better than fossil oils. Use the appropriate viscosity and NEVER use any oil with friction modifiers... unless you like screwing around with clutch repairs.Those are my basic recs for oil... brands etc are up to you...
Posted by michaelh42
- September 15, 2011, 19:06:06 PMI bought Mobil 1 n20/50 from bikebandit.com for $14 each. not the best price but easy to order. Will do my first change (for me) next week. My drifter should have about 24k on it by then. One concern I have is that when i ordered the K&N filter I received the KN303 filter. according to K&N it is the same filter but a .5 inches longer. thread count is the same and diameter is also the same. guess I will find out next week 
Posted by george
- September 15, 2011, 17:37:32 PMthanks rgdewar, got mobil 1 today and filter at wal mart 20/50?
Posted by rgdewar
- September 15, 2011, 11:55:53 AMI have used Mobil 1 (10 - 30) sometimes (5 - 50) from the first oil change and Fram filters. I have over 50 K miles and recently used Mobil V-Twin synthetic for the first time. I think it is a little better in that the clutch seems to work a little smoother. Maybe I was just lucky so I think you are better off with the V-Twin. I got mine at Walmart about 8 or 9 bucs a quart.
Posted by george
- September 14, 2011, 18:14:44 PMThanks Chief
Posted by chief
- September 14, 2011, 17:42:18 PMNo, everyone doesn't use AMSOIL... folks use different oils ... I use K&N oil filters.... kn204.
Here's some info from the mods/tips area on the web site.http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/oilfilters.html
Posted by george
- September 14, 2011, 15:37:55 PMAsking, are you all using 20/50 amsoil motor cycle oil, and which filter for a 2001 drifter, thanks just done a 3000 mile ride throught Texas and New Mexico, 1st time for me to change oil, had it done at dealer, first time, appreciate any help, wondering about 10/30 or 20/50
Posted by chief
- July 24, 2011, 22:08:36 PMKN-204 works. It works on my GOLDWING too. Their is a list of filters on the website.