At 19.5k miles I decided that my cruiser needed a lifestyle change. I took the following steps.... 1. Went to synthetic oil and a larger filter; 2. Installed a K&N air filter; 3. Began purchasing only 92 octane REAL fuel. These changes have been phenomenal! Clutch action is so much more...

I am now using synthetic oil, specifically for V Twins, and have been for a while. I got lazy and went a while without checking the oil level. When I checked it, it was barely showing on the bottom of the dipstick. The bike has about 14,000 miles with about 6,000 miles on this oil change. My...