| Author | Message | ||
     Bwbhighspl |
I changed the oil yesterday for the first time on the 1125. As a result: 1. My New Year's resolution to not swear like a sailor is ruined 2. I am now out of kitty litter 3. I have made the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico as mild as a middle school student on his first movie date 4. My garage now has a permanent black spot in the middle of it 5. The kick stand is well oiled. 6. I'm being blackmailed by my friend -- he took pictures and is threatening to release them to the press 7. The geese that poop in my yard all winter long have a new shiny black coat, so now maybe they'll leave Other than point number 7, this isn't cool. Three places to drain it from, each one with its own secret set of surprises and spurts. I'll admit, I'm not the most handy with a set of tools, but that was messy. How are you guys doing this? I've changed car oil with no problems, and the oil on my old XB with no problems. I've got to be doing something wrong here, and I'd rather not experience this again. My friend has taken pictures and is threatening to publicly chastise me with them; it is seriously faux-motivational poster material. | ||
| D_adams |
Invest in a rear wheel stand, remove the exhaust. If that's not an option, use a small piece of cardboard, slip it in between the motor and exhaust, bend it down some and also make a crease in it to channel the oil into the pan. You can also put a baggie around the kickstand (use a rubber band or wire twist tie to hold it in place) and then put kickstand down into the oil pan. As far as the right side plug and screen, I'd remove the exhaust anyway to get to them and avoid the mess altogether. I'm not really sure you can get the screen off without removing the exhaust. I would HIGHLY recommend checking the screen at every oil change to check for large bits that shouldn't be in there. It's a LOT easier to do this with an aftermarket pipe. I can remove the screen on mine without taking the pipe off now (it's not easy, but it can be done) but it will still get oil on the pipe. | ||
| Jornum1 |
Tin foil is your best friend. Just line everything under the two plugs and filter. Use a large automotive oil pan. Doing that I keep the mess to a minimum. | ||
| Brumbear |
I just pull the dipstick, fuel cap,and radiator cap pick up the machine with a forklift and rotate the motorcycle and drain all the fluids at once  | ||
| Trider |
+1 on the foil and large pan... I also wrap a little foil on the side-stand. | ||
| Treefrog |
I use a big ole tin foil pan like you use to bake a turkey in. Just place it under the bike and put the kickstand down in the pan. Everything drains into the pan. For clean up, I spray any oil soaked part with simple green and let it soak while I'm cleaning up everything else. Give it a wipedown and you are done. | ||
| Zac4mac |
Three steps - prep by putting the bike on a rear stand, flip the kick stand up. Drain the right side first, it shoots straight down, easy. Next is the left side, when the plug comes out, oil shoots out a foot and a half, but be ready as it slows fast and the stream moves quick. Once it slows to a dribble, drop the filter. Last time I lost a few drops at most. nothing made it to the floor. Zack | ||
| Tpoppa |
I use electrical tape and tin foil. I shape a funnel with the foil & attach it the engine case just under the oil filter cover with the tape. Works just fine. No cleanup required. | ||
| Bwbhighspl |
Drain the right side first, it shoots straight down, easy. Next is the left side, when the plug comes out, oil shoots out a foot and a half Stupid manual. It said to do the left side first. Makes way more sense to do the right side first. And yes, it does shoot out a foot in a half on the left side. I have proof. This is also not found in the manual. | ||
| Froggy |
I just use a pair of oil drain pans, one under the right, one under the left. The kickstand sits in the left one. Open them in whatever order you want, no spills other than the little bit of oil that gets on the kickstand and muffler, I just wipe it up. | ||
| Milt |
Now that you know the trajectory of the left-plug oil, you won't have any trouble. Plus, now that your garage has a big, black spot in the middle, you won't be able to mess it up - as long as you change your oil in the same place. | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
32"x48"x3" stainless drainpan... | ||
| Skntpig |
Right side first reduces the initial gush. |
