Hey troopers.
I have a Vstrom 650XT here in India and here the dealer/ Suzuki sells it with a 4000KM service interval. My bike is out of warranty (we only have 1 year warranty here); so I am not worried about what the dealer wants, but rather what the bike actually needs. **Till now I have been following the 4K Kms service intervals religiously.
I just finished a 5000KM ride over the last 12 days and other than chain tightening every 1000 Kms I have done nothing else. The bike already had 2500Kms out of service on it and with this ride I am just over 7500Kms out of service which is basically skipping 2 services.
Now, I know in Europe there is close to 12000Kms service interval on the same bike, in US I believe it is around 7500Kms (if I am not wrong); so can this bike actually do around 12K Kms on a single service? Provided - I use OEM oil filter & a fully synthetic high quality oil (my friend uses the same on his Versys with 15K Kms service intervals - dealer suggested).
Does the limitation lie with the Oil Filter? Will getting a better oil filter, make the service interval longer? I ask, because if my friend can run his Versys for 15K on the same oil, the oil can't be the issue.
The bike actually runs absolutely fine after 7500Kms out of service, I see no issues, it is just about the peace of mind.
Thanks!
I have a Vstrom 650XT here in India and here the dealer/ Suzuki sells it with a 4000KM service interval. My bike is out of warranty (we only have 1 year warranty here); so I am not worried about what the dealer wants, but rather what the bike actually needs. **Till now I have been following the 4K Kms service intervals religiously.
I just finished a 5000KM ride over the last 12 days and other than chain tightening every 1000 Kms I have done nothing else. The bike already had 2500Kms out of service on it and with this ride I am just over 7500Kms out of service which is basically skipping 2 services.
Now, I know in Europe there is close to 12000Kms service interval on the same bike, in US I believe it is around 7500Kms (if I am not wrong); so can this bike actually do around 12K Kms on a single service? Provided - I use OEM oil filter & a fully synthetic high quality oil (my friend uses the same on his Versys with 15K Kms service intervals - dealer suggested).
Does the limitation lie with the Oil Filter? Will getting a better oil filter, make the service interval longer? I ask, because if my friend can run his Versys for 15K on the same oil, the oil can't be the issue.
The bike actually runs absolutely fine after 7500Kms out of service, I see no issues, it is just about the peace of mind.
Thanks!