Had the 14 stored 4 months in unheated garage with 4 quarts Rotella synthetic + how ever much extra conventional oil I had sitting around required to fill the brand new filter (about 1/3 quart I think).

Bike may do a 400 mile tour this weekend on the storage oil. Track day scheduled in two weeks. Should I change the oil for the track or just leave in and change right after?

* Last updated by: Rook on 4/5/2012 @ 1:49 PM *

I'd leave it. You are using good oil. It's plenty good for the trip and the track.

Mad

cool.man. I was sorta thinkin the same. I mean, if the bike was brand new maybe I would be extra cautious butthe way I see it, the synthetic should be fine after 3 months in the bike w/o running the motor. If I were to change it, I would have to use the gallon of Rotella that ha sat in the basement over winter. Not much dif either way. I doubt there is even much if any moisture in the crankcase. I put her to sleep on a warm day and got no fog on the sight glass after dumping last season's oil from a warm engine.

Thanks Mad. This is going to be a great season. The bike looks so cool. Can't wait.

* Last updated by: Rook on 4/5/2012 @ 5:30 PM *