Oil Change

[bobandbec]

Hello all
What would be the advice regarding a change of engine/gear oil.
Change it before laying up for Winter or leave and change before starting up next Spring. I have the Norton style external filters on all my bikes and cover less than 1000 miles each season per bike.
During the lay up period I try to run each bike once a month enough to get the engine and oil warm/hot, say a half an hour run or so on nice fine days- fair weather rider!
Thanks
Peter

[Slippery Sam]

Change it before laying up.  Otherwise it'll be sitting with impurities, crud and acids all winter (all the sorts of things you change the oil for in any case).
BTW - it's far too soon to be talking about winter layups and christmas 

Raymond.

[paulmbsa]

dead easy don't lay it up ride it don't hide it I ride all year

[Greybeard]

dead easy don't lay it up ride it don't hide it I ride all year

I spent nearly £4k restoring my bike; I'm not willing to get salt on it.

[bobandbec]

So change oils/filter before laying up... is that the consensus? Then run next year with that same oil?

Sorry but can't bring myself to ride the BSA's when I know there's the chance of ice and salt around. Anyway the Winter is reserved for  working on the bikes so I know they are OK to ride next year.

Peter

[Triton Thrasher]

Hello all
What would be the advice regarding a change of engine/gear oil.
Change it before laying up for Winter or leave and change before starting up next Spring. I have the Norton style external filters on all my bikes and cover less than 1000 miles each season per bike.
During the lay up period I try to run each bike once a month enough to get the engine and oil warm/hot, say a half an hour run or so on nice fine days- fair weather rider!
Thanks
Peter

If you ride them every month, they're not laid up, so don't worry.

[Rocket Racer]

with my methanol fueled bike, the oil comes out straight after racing concludes for the weekend (as it is contaminated with methanol).

You could also consider moving somewhere where they don't salt the roads 

[nimrod650]

dead easy don't lay it up ride it don't hide it I ride all year

I spent nearly £4k restoring my bike; I'm not willing to get salt on it.

it washes off with warm soapy water whats the problem   i spend £25k on a new car and it sleeps out in all weathers winter and summer

[Greybeard]

I spent nearly £4k restoring my bike; I'm not willing to get salt on it.

it washes off with warm soapy water whats the problem   i spend £25k on a new car and it sleeps out in all weathers winter and summer

But where will your car be when it's 61 years old?

[Topdad]

30 -15 methinks to GB

[Greybeard]

30 -15 methinks to GB

[nimrod650]

I spent nearly £4k restoring my bike; I'm not willing to get salt on it.

it washes off with warm soapy water whats the problem   i spend £25k on a new car and it sleeps out in all weathers winter and summer

But where will your car be when it's 61 years old?

still on the road if someone restores it and avoids salt on  the roads

[muskrat]

love 

[Tomcat]

G'day Bob, when my engine oil gets dirty I change it. Oil is much cheaper than engine rebuilds. Salt and ice on the roads sounds like fun, not!

[muskrat]

I don't really know what a "lay up" is (ride all year round down here  ). If I had to put a bike into storage I'd  get it hot, change the oil and get it hot again to expel any moisture, then plug the exhausts and air filter.
Cheers