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Oil, air filter, etc.

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#1 ·
Hey guys, so I own a 1999 Honda Rebel 250. For my knowledge can anyone tell me how often I should change the oil (and what kind of oil). How often should I can the air filter? And anything I should keep a look out for regular maintenance. Wanna make sure I'm doing this right.
 
#2 ·
Mot here use conventional oil and change it every 1,000 to 1,500 miles. Many automotive oils such as XW-30 contain friction modifiers which will ruin the bike's clutch. 10W-40 and above don't contain the friction modifiers and are safe to use. Your bike came with a paper filter, which isn't cleanable. How often it should be changed depends a lot on how dusty it is where you ride. Emgo makes a decent aftermarket air filter for much less than what a Honda stealershio will chqarge for an OEM filter. Valve clearance should be checked and adjusted as needed every 4,000 miles. Alll this information and more is in a service manual, which is a valuable tool to have. I recommend the Honda manual followed by Haynes. I do not recommend the Clymer manual as it wasn't updated for some of the changes between generations.
 
#6 ·
Google 17211-KR3-600 for the best price on your 2nd generation 96-2016 paper air filter..

1st gen 85-87 has a foam oil soaked air filter, thus you will see reference at times about oiling air filter for those bikes only..

Visit this page to view a manual.. https://archive.org/details/HONDAREBEL250SERVICEMANUAL/page/n1 Has instructions on how to adjust valves and much more.
 
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