Maintenance intervals: Break in Oil changes & Chain lube

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by oldqwerty

...Spudrider, total miles don't mean much after how many rebuilds? Really, get 50k+ out of an original top end, with nothing but routine maintenance, only to allow someone who should know better borrow the bike and run it down the highway for three days until it locked up from the oil pumping out. Poor Tdub. I know of three other TWs that went over 50k on their original parts, nothing changed except carb jets and spark plugs. All three did break in with Valvoline, long lives with Mobil 1, Royal Purple, or Amsoil (all ester based synthetics). Two are still going since there owners know how to say "NO!" One got XT225 engine internal and trans when the original started that darned base gasket leak at 62K...

Total miles also don't mean much if a bike is babied, either. My Zongshen Sierra has been ridden hard for over 69,000 miles, and that has to count for something. However, I certainly understand your preference for synthetic oils.