Oil Change Every 620 miles Really Needed?

[Lammy1000]

The People 150 Service manual shows changing oil every 1000 km / 600 miles.  This seems excessive, as my Honda Reflex shows oil changes every 4000 miles.

I tend to change oil more frequently than required and I thought every 1000 miles on the Kymco and every 1200 miles on the Honda would work, esp w/synthetic oil.

[axy]

The People 150 Service manual shows changing oil every 1000 km / 600 miles.  This seems excessive, as my Honda Reflex shows oil changes every 4000 miles.

I tend to change oil more frequently than required and I thought every 1000 miles on the Kymco and every 1200 miles on the Honda would work, esp w/synthetic oil.

I change it on People every 3-4.000 kms and on Agility every 2-3.000 kms.

[spr0k3t]

Most of the service techs I've spoken with say the oil change is good once the initial service is done (300-500 miles).  After the initial service, it should be done at least once every 2K so 1.2K to 1.5K is not terribly excessive.  I hear some suggest doing the gear oil at the same time where others recommend once every other oil change.

[Agent Bob]

There was an oil issue brought up here recently, and Kymco replied to an inquiry to look for a sticker on the scoot and go by what it says there if the service manual is wrong. May not be your problem-just a thought.

[wordslinger]

..52,000 kms on my 08 agility 50...

..oil changed every 500-650 miles....

[TechGuy]

On my P250, I have the little service indicator that goes green to red, I change the oil when it gets to red.  The oil is usually pretty dark by then.  It's only 20 minutes and 5 bucks to change.  I think that is every 2000km.