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    Default 500 miles now, oil change?

    The manual is vague, but I do know that often just after a break in period I have had to do oil changes on other bikes.
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    1st oil change at 6,000 miles. My last motortrike (Piaggio MP-3 500), Manual stated 1st oil change @ 500 miles. The Ryker Manual clearly specifies 1st one at 6,000 miles.

    Last Fall, got a brand new RV w/Powerstoke engine. It specifies 1st oil change at 10,000 miles. The old days are GONE for the most part requiring an early oil change along with a very careful break-in period.

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    Every Rotax engine is run & tested in the factory before being drained for freighting & delivery to dealers all over the place. So the days of needing a specific 'run in' type oil or restricted duration for the initial owners oil are long past! First change for the new Ryker owner is now 6000 miles, any swarf or manufacturing remnants left the engine with the oil drain that occurred in the factory before it left for the dealer!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Aawen View Post
    Every Rotax engine is run & tested in the factory before being drained for freighting & delivery to dealers all over the place. So the days of needing a specific 'run in' type oil or restricted duration for the initial owners oil are long past! First change for the new Ryker owner is now 6000 miles, any swarf or manufacturing remnants left the engine with the oil drain that occurred in the factory before it left for the dealer!

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    OK, sounds cool. Now when does the carburetor need adjustment?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogue Hawk View Post
    OK, sounds cool. Now when does the carburetor need adjustment?
    Check your Manual! At the same time as changing the blinker fluid.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Aufgeblassen47 View Post
    Check your Manual! At the same time as changing the blinker fluid.

    I would, but taking out those stone tablets are a pain
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    1000 miles...then ...every 5000 miles after that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogue Hawk View Post
    OK, sounds cool. Now when does the carburetor need adjustment?
    Same time the muffler bearing service is due!
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    I'm changing mine to full synthetic at 500 miles. Feel free to do what you want though. Now if my Ryker would just come in I would be even more happy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 308gunner View Post
    1000 miles...then ...every 5000 miles after that.
    Read you MANUAL!


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    I know what the manual says........... I am gonna ignore it. I am changing it at 2,500 and then every 5,000 after that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gwolf View Post
    I know what the manual says........... I am gonna ignore it. I am changing it at 2,500 and then every 5,000 after that.
    Agree 2500-3000 to synthetic then Once a year for me.

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