Just found this thread....opened Google maps to see who.what.where, and I guess some of us in the north east are spaced pretty far apart, not that it surprises me. I had not seen a MAX in years, until I noticed one for sale on Craigslist. Anyway, added myself to the map. It has been cold and rainy up here for several days, dampening any desire to go out and ride. However, rain appears to be letting up today, so may go for a ride, warm the oil up, and do an oil/filter change to synthetic. Then will know date of last oil change, viscosity, and will ride again and see where I stand on my oil issue. Reference this thread (http://www.6x6world.com/forums/max-a...r-battery.html)