Weird Oil Change Experience

Starmanut said:
Looks like I am going to go out and find me a few scraps of lumber. So far with the drain pan under, there is precious little room to get my wrench through.
Thanks for that @Journeyman28778 !!!
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Yup...I always drive my bike up on a few boards to get it off the ground an inch or so more. Actually, easier to lift the bike and then put the boards under the tires as my boards slide when I try to drive up on them. My lift is in the way, so I remove it before doing the oil change. I love that Jack-Be-Quick. Don't forget to make a higher block for your kick stand to rest on after you lift the bike with the boards.
 
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Mechanic that I get some of my info off of told me to remove the cap where we check timing marks just above oil filter, pour in 4 liters of oil through the opening & then pour the last 2 liters in the oil tank. Everything that suppose to be in the bike is there. Don't forget to put the cap back on & tighten properly. Start the bike let it run 1 min while checking for leaks, & all's well.
 
I dont change my oil, I have 1my bypassfilter
 
Buck-off said:
My problems arise pouring the dirty oil back into the oil containers!
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Here in Montreal restaurants use frying oil that is sold to them in 20 liter plastic jugs. They throw them away so I ask them if I can have two or three, then I'm ready for the year with all the oil changes that I do at home. ( 3 cars, 3 bikes ) When the jugs are full I bring them to the store where we buy the oil. They recycle. Really no problem here. The containers that the oil is sold in, goes into the recycling bin for the weekly pickup.
 

Hey "J",

Just noticed we were neighbors for awhile....my wife and I lived just up the road from you in Hickory from 2003 to 2008. Small world, eh? It was there that we first learned of the term, "Liquor Sickle".......those tiny moped type bikes that the local courts require DUI folks to use to get to work.....because they aren't allowed to drive cars or motorcycles for some extended period of time. Beautiful country.....Blue Ridge Mountains, Tail of the Dragon, Biltmore Mansion, etc., etc. I rode a 2001 Honda Valkyrie Interstate at the time. Anyway, too bad I wasn't into Rockets at the time .....otherwise we might have met up.
 

Yeah, Hickory is just down the road. I actually work in Marion which is not far from there off I-40. In 2008 I was still a year or so away from getting back into riding, starting with a Bonneville and then moving up the food chain to the mighty R3. Yes, we are really blessed with some great roads around here. It's a long way from your present location, but if you joined us at the Maggie Valley gathering in June you could make it into an epic adventure just getting here.

Thanks for saying hello
 
@RockOn got it spot on ! Motorcycle drain pans are cheap and make it easy to recycle the old oil .
I leave my bike on the sidestand , remove 1 bolt at a time , stand the bike up and rock it back and forth on the front brake until the oil has drained , after first warming the engine of course ! Then replace the drain plug and move on to the next . works perfectly and never a drop spilt . Over the top I know , but I replace my oil twice a year , Its a small cost to pay and could detect problems early on with a good inspection of the oil and filter . I replace the crush washers every third change with no problems thus far . Make sure you use quality Hex heads to ensure that you don't damage the drives in the plugs . No one ever damaged an engine by changing the oil too much , and the more you do it , the sooner it becomes second nature and you learn what to expect with the draining , 're filling process !
 
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