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My right fork leg seal was leaking, which I managed to stop by using a homemade Seal Mate. In the process of pulling out the dirt from the seal, a LOT of fork oil seeped out. That's in addition to what's been dripping out since I bought it, as well as when the previous owner stored it (seems to...

Is the interval for oil change really 9,000 miles? My kids VW said that and it cost him $3500 in timing chain and cam replacement, there was a class action lawsuit because lots of cars had this problem. I believe it was due to too long between oil changes. We still waiting for the lawsuit to...

My 2014 Hyperstrada had some work done on the engine ( a cracked crankcase was replaced ). The engine seems to run fine and there is nothing that feels 'off'. However, since I brought the bike home, I have noticed that the oil pressure warning light, that goes off when the engine is first...

Driving on the road at aprox 90 miles I hit something, stone, pice of metal, who knows what, I could hear the knock. I was lucky because less tan half a mile there was some repairs in the road and We had to stop, I felt the bike shaky no traction, It was that I had the tire completly wet of...

Oil Change "Timing" Question Hi, I now have 2000 miles on my Strada. I had the service done at 600 so I only have 1400 miles on the oil and filter. However it took me almost a year to put those 1400 miles on. The oil doesn't look particularly dark yet but I was wondering about the year old oil...

Dealer put 10W40 oil in my 821 I just had my oil changed from the dealer after getting the anti judder clutch update done in my 13 hyperstrada and noticed on the invoice they put 10w40 instead of 15w50 that the bike requires. So I called them the next day to argue and they said that 10w40 is...

Not long after the 30000km service (done at 31000km) I noticed increasing oil consumption on my 2014 HS. I had to top it up every now and then but it didn't seem excessive at first and I blamed it on long distance trips. Apart from this the bike was running super-smooth. Around 4000km later I...

I use the Amsoil EaO 138 oil filter because it fits perfectly, flows better and cleans the oil like no paper filter can. Below is a cut from another forum: Another thread quote: No worries, I found George's study of the Amsoil EaO to be most helpful... Quote Originally Posted by...

Just changed the oil on my Hyper again. So quick and easy while on the side stand. T-30 Torx and new copper washer for magnetic oil plug. (No metal on magnet.) One quart 10-40 and two 10-50 to match the exact viscosity designed, which is well discussed elsewhere. Amsoil synthetic oil...

Hi Guys, Just registered on the forum. I didn't expect to find a forum on the hyperstrada. I bought a couple of day ago a brand new Hyperstrada 2016 939. What a bike... Had a Z1000 and i can tell i wanna ride it all the time. I rided in last 3 years around 2000km a year and with this beast...

Clean oil is better oil. George rode Ducatis and worked for Mobil Oil. Quote Originally Posted by George Morrison, STLE CLS (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers - Certified Lubrication Specialist) "I have seen a 30 micron Beta 200 paper element need replacement at 30 days, yet...

I will be changing the oil myself and looking into oils other than the Motul 300v 15w50 that the Ducati dealer uses. I saw this Motul 5100 4T Synthetic Ester Blend Motor Oil is half the cost of that stuff they use. What am I going to run into if I use the Ester Blend?

I'm coming up on 9,000 miles and will want to reset the indicator for oil change. Is this something we can do?

Hi so just did a mid service Oil Change on my 2014 821 HS. (thanks for the tutorial by the way, RSL!) Somehow I'm between MAX and the top of the window.:confused: Not sure the Tolerance level between those points? Should I drain some out somehow? Clear syringe or something? Or is it just a...

I have a 2014 HS821, just bought it second hand. Great bike but it runs pretty hot, especially two up in Bangkok traffic, and especially at the moment which is our hot season. I just saw the HS939 has an oil cooler which the 821 does not. Can anyone advise on whether this oil cooler can be...

Hello, Oil light every time I come to stop as of yesterday. Bike has 3,700 miles. Southern California Motorcycles claims that Ducati says bike will burn a quart every 1,000 miles. Is this a fact? Should I ghost ride this unreliable pile off a bridge? Should I buy a Yamaha? Need advice.

I thought I was reading a post about it here but must have been on another forum because I can't find it now. Standard Analysis I know oil changes/ oil is always a hotly debated topic, but Is the consensus to change oil mid-service every say 4500 miles? Thanks The Count

Decided to replace my fork oil today. 15000miles and coming up to four years. The oil that came out looked surprisingly clean, however the left fork had 100cc too much oil in it. Mine is the low version and has less oil in the forks. What came out measured same as the standard strada...

Just curious - those of you with higher miles. Do you notice any measurable oil consumption on your hyper? I'm currently at ~13k miles and have never noticed the oil height change. I did the last two oil changes 5k miles apart. Interested to see how this engine does at 30-40k :D Thanks

Good evening! I've had my HS for a month and 1300 miles now and had no problems aside from the oil light very occasionally flickering when accelerating hard on really bumpy roads. It's difficult to pinpoint an exact scenario but it seems like it happens when the bike is topping its suspension...