P1000 How many miles on your P1K

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Bought the 2017 P-500 in February. 850 trouble-free miles, two mileage maintenances done.

I'm a bit confused, I heard the Honda oil was top quality.....am I wrong? I don't mind paying for better oil if it will help preserve my ride.
 
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Bought the 2017 P-500 in February. 850 trouble-free miles, two mileage maintenances done.

I'm a bit confused, I heard the Honda oil was top quality.....am I wrong? I don't mind paying for better oil if it will help preserve my ride.
The thing about a manufacturer's own wet clutch oil is the fact that there are many different additives (friction modifiers etc.) that are specifically designed to work with the materials they use in those clutches. I personally don't use anything except Honda GN4 10W-30 in my engine/trans simply because I know Honda has developed that oil to work with their clutches. And of course, Honda doesn't make their own oil...they just developed the specs for it. It's made by a company that produces many oils for many different applications. I wouldn't use Honda oil in my Harley and vice-versa. As for front and rear diff oils and sub-trans oil, there could be a lively debate!
Edit: Oops... I just noticed you don't have a P-1000 so the above may not apply to your machine.
 
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RobbieS

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The thing about a manufacturer's own wet clutch oil is the fact that there are many different additives (friction modifiers etc.) that are specifically designed to work with the materials they use in those clutches. I personally don't use anything except Honda GN4 10W-30 in my engine/trans simply because I know Honda has developed that oil to work with their clutches. And of course, Honda doesn't make their own oil...they just developed the specs for it. It's made by a company that produces many oils for many different applications. I wouldn't use Honda oil in my Harley and vice-versa. As for front and rear diff oils and sub-trans oil, there could be a lively debate!
Edit: Oops... I just noticed you don't have a P-1000 so the above may not apply to your machine.


The 1000 and 500 use different oils? Thanks.
 
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The 1000 and 500 use different oils? Thanks.
I know Honda specifies Honda GN4 for the P1000. Don't know about the 500 or the clutch system it uses. I'd stick with whatever the manual specifies if it's a wet clutch.
 
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As of yesterday a few over 1200, but will be going up today and tomorrow . The kids are at the cabin this weekend and took it with them.
 
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As of yesterday a few over 1200, but will be going up today and tomorrow . The kids are at the cabin this weekend and took it with them.
Very nice weekend, your kids should have fun!! Our ride today.
 
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