07-16-2011, 03:52 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
I am about to change my oil for the first time. Wish me luck. Wish my bike battery wasn't totally dead. I will try to take pictures at different parts to show yall how it goes.
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07-16-2011, 04:37 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
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07-16-2011, 06:41 PM
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Ok, so I got out there and realized I have no way to straighten the bike. I don't have tools to make the cuts in those blocks that I don't own. Is there any way to get it up? I have a jack, but I have tried several places to lift it up. It wont stay on, and I dont wanna damage the chassis.
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07-16-2011, 06:53 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
you dont need a jack to change the oil.
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07-16-2011, 08:52 PM
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Yeah I just popped the plug and stood on the bike to straigthen it. Was there for a while leaning all the way to the right and left to get it all but I did. I will give more details later. It seems to be smoking, but not out of the exhaust. I got oil all over the place like a noob when changing the filter. i will have pictures too
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07-16-2011, 10:24 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
You don't need to have the engine smoking hot to change oil. I have been just running the bikes long enough to warm the engine to a touch and call it good. If warm oil won't drain I need more than an oil change. lol.
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07-17-2011, 05:14 AM
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07-17-2011, 10:09 AM
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Re: Change Your Oil
You can put a piece of 2x4 under the kickstand to elevate the left side so it is level, and tie it off to something if you have no assistant so it doesn't dump over on the right side with no support.
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07-17-2011, 11:25 AM
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yeah thats the easiers way to do it. after i let the bike drain on its kickstand ill tip it over the other way just so i can get every bit of old oil out.
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07-17-2011, 02:19 PM
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