Thanks for the ongoing ADV150 vids Trekopolis! Have just had my first 1000km service at the dealer and love this little bike. Keep up the great content and all the best from Australia.
Great video! Ready to give my ‘23 ADV its first oil change and I will also change out the Final Reduction as well. I purchased a shop manual which suggested to slowly rotate the tire while draining the final reduction fluid, which I’ll do.
This is my first scooter/motorcycle type vehicle, and it took me a good 5 minutes to figure out all these "gear oil" results are in fact referring to the "CVT fluid" I was looking for. I don't know why it's called something different by the community for motorcycles VS cars, it's the exact same thing 😅
The only thing that trips me up from your oil recommendation is the 10W-40 oil you recommend when the maintenance manual says it should be 10W-30. Did you say it is because of the weather or something? I'll watch again. Well done. Thanks again.
@@CopyWhoTV My dealer uses this also for Gear Oil and I figured it would be fine in a warmer climate when I ride the most. If you can get 10W-30 that's what the Service Manual suggests. Not much difference really. 10W-40 is slightly thicker and fine in warmer weather. If you ride in a colder climate I'd stick with 10W-30 if it were me. Hope that helps. ✌️
I've been binge watching your videos because I'm looking to get an ADV 150. I no longer have the "need for speed" and just want reliability. My question is: Are the screws in this machine standard phillips or JIS? Oh yeah, I also subscribed!
Thanks for the sub! Do you mean like screws for the covers and things? I'd have to check because I've never taken covers off to be honest. I'll let ya know though!
From what I am seeing typical Phillips, especially for covers. They also use plastic clip removal tools you can get off Amazon or eBay to remove snap type cover connections.
@@Trekopolis Thanks for the reply. I know that Japanese bikes use Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) screws that look like phillips but can be stripped out if you use a phillips screwdriver. I wasn't sure about this machine since it's being made in Thailand.
@@dmac9954 I cannot find anything on this. Service Manual doesn't really say and when looking up parts it just says "screws" lol I'll have to test on my bike and see what fits best and circle back to you.
Thanks again, my 2022 is being delivered this week, getting some of your gear off Amazon through your link. Did you need to get mirror extenders with the windscreen you put on?
@@MrFifth-up9jz I have, but undecided on what kind. It's not a priority since I'd rather get a box on the back before anything. My next video will explain why!
Well,i dont have honda oil with moly in it,only regular full syntehic,so i changed engine oil (runs good) and changed the gear oil with the same 10w30 that used in egnine (without moly as i said) and im not happy with the sound of the gear box. Is that cuz the moly is missing ? Should i manualy add moly in it or use 80w90 ?
When in doubt go with the recommendation the service manual states. I've not really noticed anything unusual regarding the sound of the gearbox to be honest. Did you notice a difference after you changed it from the factory oil?
@@audiophilipp Well, you may want to drain and fill with that and see how it sounds. It's easy enough to do. I may add a little MMO to my gearbox for good measure. Not much, just a few MLs. I use it in my fuel and all my other vehicles. Helps reduce noise and extends the life of mechanical stuff.
The density of motor oil is about 0.9167 grams per milliliter. So, 123 milliliters of motor oil would weigh about 112.7541 grams. Use a gram scale to measure the correct amount of gear oil if you don't have a volume measuring cup. I'm going with 113 grams since kitchen scales are only accurate to 1 gram.
@@Trekopolis Maybe, but the difference in density would be so little as not to matter measuring so small an amount. A 5W-30 might be a miniscule fraction less dense. I learned to cook over the pandemic and discovered the metric system finally and measuring everything by weight is so much easier and scalable. On the ADV150, you can change the engine oil AND the final reduction oil with slightly less than one 946ml (quart). 694g for the engine and 113g for the final reduction gears. That leaves about 61g unused in a quart container (Total gram weight of a quart of motor oil is about 868g). I used Valvoline 10W-40 Full Synthetic Motorcycle Oil. Thanks for the videos. I'm learning a lot from your experiences.
@@SunshineDave Thanks Dave. Appreciate that. I'm not a gear head by all means, but enjoy learning as I go. I'd rather save some money and do things myself if I can. It's also fun to tinker at times as long as it's not 120 degrees in my garage!
hi buddy, I'm about to actually change the gear oil (will use my kitchen measure cup instead of your medical fancy injector 😆) when I get the HP4S 😛10w30. I wanna change my engine regular oil with the full synthetic version, hey you almost at 1k subs 👊i remember when i joined, you were on the 300s. so congrats well earned, on a site note: my rear tire treat is low (4300 miles) or due to change, well my dealer doesnt have the tire in stock but they checked on US stores and are backordered 😮 for months. So you need to start looking and buying your tires, watch videos on top brands etc i was able to find a bridgestone battlax sc on ebay for $100, the dealer charge $50 on labor. Once arrives i will have them install it LOL im too chicken to mess with that even if i have the service manual (noticed you got your 💪), they will inspect my scooter as well break system, pads, etc... one more thing that big piece of metal is no bueno, it means something broke inside the autoclutch gear or whatever they called it but i highly advise you to open it apart and investigate the cause and/or replace a part inside (video please LOL)
It looked a lot bigger in video, but it was pretty small in actuality. I saw a few larger shavings on my first oil change, but didn't film that back then. Shavings are fairly normal on new vehicles from what I've read. I'll keep an eye and ear on things and will change my gear oil next season just to see if anything else exits the area. Yes, nearly 1k subs! That's exciting and I've worked hard for it so it's starting to benefit. Thanks for all your support along the way too. Really appreciate my regular followers! Hey, Honda has some new oil and I'll post something under the Community Tab soon. I forgot the link, but it's a newer generation oil. Replaces the oil I used in my engine oil videos. Things are always changing! ✌️
@@Trekopolis gotcha, well im glad its not a big metal. Agreed about the oil change i will do mine season on the gear and sooner mileage on the engine oil. Sweet!! i will look around for the honda new gen oil formulas. Thx see ya on the next one :)
I have a 2013 Honda pcx 150 my manual says to use 10w30 MB Honda oil but I can not find it anywhere even at the Honda motorcycle dealership they say I can use Honda 10w40 MA oil is that so our are they telling me that because they don't have 10w30 MB the trouble is the closest Honda dealer is 50 miles away from my house and no one around here even sells Honda motorcycle oil.
Have you changed your Gear Oil (Final Reduction) yet? I know some of you put a ton of miles on your bike so I hope this video helps! ✌
Thanks for the ongoing ADV150 vids Trekopolis! Have just had my first 1000km service at the dealer and love this little bike. Keep up the great content and all the best from Australia.
Thanks Paul! I enjoy making them. Stay safe! 🦘
Thank you, I was wondering about how to change the gear oil.
Glad this helps! ✌️
Great video! Ready to give my ‘23 ADV its first oil change and I will also change out the Final Reduction as well. I purchased a shop manual which suggested to slowly rotate the tire while draining the final reduction fluid, which I’ll do.
Great tip about the tire, thank you! Have fun! :)
This is my first scooter/motorcycle type vehicle, and it took me a good 5 minutes to figure out all these "gear oil" results are in fact referring to the "CVT fluid" I was looking for.
I don't know why it's called something different by the community for motorcycles VS cars, it's the exact same thing 😅
@@galacticboy2009 Who knows. 😂 Thanks for the comment! 👍🏼
Excellent. I'm really glad you made this. Thank you!
The only thing that trips me up from your oil recommendation is the 10W-40 oil you recommend when the maintenance manual says it should be 10W-30. Did you say it is because of the weather or something? I'll watch again. Well done. Thanks again.
@@CopyWhoTV My dealer uses this also for Gear Oil and I figured it would be fine in a warmer climate when I ride the most. If you can get 10W-30 that's what the Service Manual suggests. Not much difference really. 10W-40 is slightly thicker and fine in warmer weather. If you ride in a colder climate I'd stick with 10W-30 if it were me. Hope that helps. ✌️
I've been binge watching your videos because I'm looking to get an ADV 150. I no longer have the "need for speed" and just want reliability. My question is: Are the screws in this machine standard phillips or JIS? Oh yeah, I also subscribed!
Thanks for the sub! Do you mean like screws for the covers and things? I'd have to check because I've never taken covers off to be honest. I'll let ya know though!
From what I am seeing typical Phillips, especially for covers. They also use plastic clip removal tools you can get off Amazon or eBay to remove snap type cover connections.
@@Trekopolis Thanks for the reply. I know that Japanese bikes use Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) screws that look like phillips but can be stripped out if you use a phillips screwdriver. I wasn't sure about this machine since it's being made in Thailand.
@@dmac9954 I cannot find anything on this. Service Manual doesn't really say and when looking up parts it just says "screws" lol I'll have to test on my bike and see what fits best and circle back to you.
@@Trekopolis Thanks again. "Usually" a JIS screw will have a dot on the screw head.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! Another great video!!
Glad I could help! 👍
Thanks again, my 2022 is being delivered this week, getting some of your gear off Amazon through your link. Did you need to get mirror extenders with the windscreen you put on?
Nope! No extenders needed for that screen. Appreciate the comments and congrats on the new bike! You'll really enjoy it. ✌️
Have you considered adding an aftermarket exhaust, I know the stock muffler is super quite?
@@MrFifth-up9jz I have, but undecided on what kind. It's not a priority since I'd rather get a box on the back before anything. My next video will explain why!
Well,i dont have honda oil with moly in it,only regular full syntehic,so i changed engine oil (runs good) and changed the gear oil with the same 10w30 that used in egnine (without moly as i said) and im not happy with the sound of the gear box.
Is that cuz the moly is missing ? Should i manualy add moly in it or use 80w90 ?
When in doubt go with the recommendation the service manual states. I've not really noticed anything unusual regarding the sound of the gearbox to be honest. Did you notice a difference after you changed it from the factory oil?
@@Trekopolis yes,grinding sound,because my oil dont have moly in it,and the factory one has (silver thing in it is moly)
@@audiophilipp Well, you may want to drain and fill with that and see how it sounds. It's easy enough to do. I may add a little MMO to my gearbox for good measure. Not much, just a few MLs. I use it in my fuel and all my other vehicles. Helps reduce noise and extends the life of mechanical stuff.
Awesome
The density of motor oil is about 0.9167 grams per milliliter. So, 123 milliliters of motor oil would weigh about 112.7541 grams. Use a gram scale to measure the correct amount of gear oil if you don't have a volume measuring cup. I'm going with 113 grams since kitchen scales are only accurate to 1 gram.
Would the type of oil matter, meaning 10w-20 vs 10w-50, etc?
@@Trekopolis Maybe, but the difference in density would be so little as not to matter measuring so small an amount. A 5W-30 might be a miniscule fraction less dense. I learned to cook over the pandemic and discovered the metric system finally and measuring everything by weight is so much easier and scalable. On the ADV150, you can change the engine oil AND the final reduction oil with slightly less than one 946ml (quart). 694g for the engine and 113g for the final reduction gears. That leaves about 61g unused in a quart container (Total gram weight of a quart of motor oil is about 868g). I used Valvoline 10W-40 Full Synthetic Motorcycle Oil.
Thanks for the videos. I'm learning a lot from your experiences.
@@SunshineDave Thanks Dave. Appreciate that. I'm not a gear head by all means, but enjoy learning as I go. I'd rather save some money and do things myself if I can. It's also fun to tinker at times as long as it's not 120 degrees in my garage!
hi buddy, I'm about to actually change the gear oil (will use my kitchen measure cup instead of your medical fancy injector 😆) when I get the HP4S 😛10w30. I wanna change my engine regular oil with the full synthetic version, hey you almost at 1k subs 👊i remember when i joined, you were on the 300s. so congrats well earned, on a site note: my rear tire treat is low (4300 miles) or due to change, well my dealer doesnt have the tire in stock but they checked on US stores and are backordered 😮 for months. So you need to start looking and buying your tires, watch videos on top brands etc i was able to find a bridgestone battlax sc on ebay for $100, the dealer charge $50 on labor. Once arrives i will have them install it LOL im too chicken to mess with that even if i have the service manual (noticed you got your 💪), they will inspect my scooter as well break system, pads, etc... one more thing that big piece of metal is no bueno, it means something broke inside the autoclutch gear or whatever they called it but i highly advise you to open it apart and investigate the cause and/or replace a part inside (video please LOL)
It looked a lot bigger in video, but it was pretty small in actuality. I saw a few larger shavings on my first oil change, but didn't film that back then. Shavings are fairly normal on new vehicles from what I've read. I'll keep an eye and ear on things and will change my gear oil next season just to see if anything else exits the area. Yes, nearly 1k subs! That's exciting and I've worked hard for it so it's starting to benefit. Thanks for all your support along the way too. Really appreciate my regular followers! Hey, Honda has some new oil and I'll post something under the Community Tab soon. I forgot the link, but it's a newer generation oil. Replaces the oil I used in my engine oil videos. Things are always changing! ✌️
@@Trekopolis gotcha, well im glad its not a big metal. Agreed about the oil change i will do mine season on the gear and sooner mileage on the engine oil. Sweet!! i will look around for the honda new gen oil formulas. Thx see ya on the next one :)
@@Trekopolis I'm getting close for an oil change. Info on the new oil would be great!
@@fbeaston I'll post something in the Community area later today. 👍
Thanks boss
Welcome
I have a 2013 Honda pcx 150 my manual says to use 10w30 MB Honda oil but I can not find it anywhere even at the Honda motorcycle dealership they say I can use Honda 10w40 MA oil is that so our are they telling me that because they don't have 10w30 MB the trouble is the closest Honda dealer is 50 miles away from my house and no one around here even sells Honda motorcycle oil.
eBay or Amazon?
@@Trekopolis I looked on Amazon they don't have Honda HP4M 10W30 MB
@@catfish24 You can use this. It's their latest synthetic. amzn.to/3Fohxg3
@@catfish24 Or if you want the HP4M amzn.to/3SWFqkm
@@catfish24 Yes, the 30w is hard to find, but I'm going with their synthetic next time. ;)
Tire brand name?
IRC Tire from Japan. They've been producing tires since 1926. GP-212F/R. ✌️
I think I will change this every season. That should get me around every 4-5k miles. Oil is cheap so it might as well be fresh. 😂
It's easy enough to do. That quart bottle will last many changes with only using 123ml.