Quad bikes Burning oil

[Stump Grinder]

Every bike we have ever had on our dairy farm has eventually ended up leaving burning oil. Hondas last the longest usually but its not all down to the make. The journeys we do rarely last more than 2 minutes. Any suggestions? could we use different oil? Should I just accept we should change the bike every 2 years before it goes wrong?

 

[milkloss]

Have found the same and I had put it down to abuse but not ever having seen it too low on oil I’m not so sure.

 

[Cowcalf]

short hard journey with out letting engine warm up causes premature bore wear

 

[Db880]

I bet the two min journey is fire it up. Rev it a bit. Roar down track or lane. Pull up and stop!

Nothing worse for an engine. Need to let it warm up use it and let it tick over before shutting off.

 

[TripleSix]

Nasty short runs are bad for an engine.

How often do you change the oil?

 

[ED.D]

And your worried about just burning a bit of oil

 

[Stump Grinder]

change the oil twice a year we do about 4000 miles a year some journeys are longer though.
I dont like to think im flogging it from cold but its not always me driving and it is very hilly round here.
I dont think there's that much we can do about it relay.

 

[Stump Grinder]

O dear
Why did yours Explode?

 

[icanshootwell]

Can anybody tell me the miles or km,s between servicing on a honda 420, i only changed the oil a few months ago, and the change oil sign has come up on the dash. I don,t do that many miles.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Can anybody tell me the miles or km,s between servicing on a honda 420, i only changed the oil a few months ago, and the change oil sign has come up on the dash. I don,t do that many miles.

I think it's hours not miles, 100 hours?

 

[icanshootwell]

I think it's hours not miles, 100 hours?

Thats not many, i put fendt oil in it too.

 

[vario]

Can anybody tell me the miles or km,s between servicing on a honda 420, i only changed the oil a few months ago, and the change oil sign has come up on the dash. I don,t do that many miles.

Every 100 hours if it is manual shift

 

[icanshootwell]

@vario its electric shift.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Bit more research and it seems to be 100 hours or 600 miles. However, my mechanic told me that the computer is smart enough to know how hard the bike has worked and will put up the oil change warning on the screen sooner if it has been thrashed. He told me to follow the warning rather than the hours or miles measurement.

 

[A1an]

Bit more research and it seems to be 100 hours or 600 miles. However, my mechanic told me that the computer is smart enough to know how hard the bike has worked and will put up the oil change warning on the screen sooner if it has been thrashed. He told me to follow the warning rather than the hours or miles measurement.

Really?

That's a smart computer.

 

[Speedstar]

I think it's hours not miles, 100 hours?

Do you not think £10+ on oil to service it right is cheap

 

[Timbo]

change the oil twice a year we do about 4000 miles a year some journeys are longer though..

Kawasaki's interval is 500 miles!! Suggest u do more maintenance.

 

[hally]

Yep do ours every 100 hours and the oil comes out like p**s so wouldn't like to run longer

 

[Al R]

Can anybody tell me the miles or km,s between servicing on a honda 420, i only changed the oil a few months ago, and the change oil sign has come up on the dash. I don,t do that many miles.

Ours get serviced or changed before lambing and the oil change light is on within 2 weeks, their next service is 11months later. Probably a bit hard for doing 10,000km a year each! Never had an engine problem with the 14-15 hondas we’ve had over 20 years, only the first was manual, all the rest since have been ES 350/420’s apart from a foreman 500 AT/ES

 

[ACEngineering]

I bet the two min journey is fire it up. Rev it a bit. Roar down track or lane. Pull up and stop!

Nothing worse for an engine. Need to let it warm up use it and let it tick over before shutting off.

Bit of 2 stroke oil in fuel would help. Although lack of oil changes seems the ops main issue to deal with first.