Saturday morning time maintenance. The sled is due for an oil change… okay way past due for an oil change. It is common practice to drain the oil and replace the filter. Just add 4 quarts of oil and your good, some don’t even bother measuring the dipstick.

EDIT: I could not get an odometer reading for the digital readout due to a trunk not closed flashing on the dashboard. The approximate mileage would be 69,200 miles.

I do the same but I will measure the dipstick and fill to the center line. I’ll run the motor for awhile check, add and restart the process. It seems I’m a little bit over 4 quarts each time. The recommended quantity amound is 3.9 quarts.

I believe the recommended Honda service manual maintenance section states changing the oil every 8,000 miles. If you’re running some type of synthetic oil you can hit up to 10,000 miles as long as the filter is decent quality.

With the amount of miles I do per year and the non-stop riding I can hit the miles limit very quickly. I’ve heard of some guys changing their oil when they hit 3-5k miles. That would be unreasonable for me to try and keep up with that type of schedule. At a minimum I ride 2500 miles a month back and forth commuting to work. This does not include all the places I ride during the weekends.

The local auto parts stores have the service that allows you to bring your used oil and fluids and they will discard it for you. It’s sometimes hit and miss as the recycle tubs are commonly filled and you have to come back another day. I was lucky and found one of the shops had space after leaving another parts store that had no room left in their tank.