How to change the oil in a MOTORCYCLE

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How to change the oil in a MOTORCYCLE

• By Chris Nondorf

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Tools and Materials Needed

• Oil drain pan
• Gloves
• 17 mm wrench
• Proper ratchet
• Oil funnel
• Proper oil for your bike
• Paper towels
• Treble light
• Proper oil filter wrench
• Proper oil filter for your bike

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Step one

• Warm the oil in the bike, run it for about three
  minutes.
• Dont change the oil after a long ride because
  you will burn your self badly.

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Step two

• Access the oil fill cap
• Remove the oil fill cap
• This will make the oil drain faster

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Step three

• Draining the oil
• Put oil drain pan under drain plug
• Remove oil drain plug with 17 mm wrench
• Let oil drain for about ten minutes

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Step Four

• Once the oil is completely drained you can put
  the drain plug back in
• Make sure you dont tighten it too much, you
  dont want to strip the threads.
• You should wipe the old oil off the plug before
  putting it back on

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Step five

• Changing the oil filter
• Move the oil pan under the exhaust headers to
  catch the oil from the filter
• You will have to take the front plastic piece off
  and remove the dirt guard to access the oil
  filter

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Step six

• Next put the filter wrench on the filter and
  loosen it
• Once you have it loosened oil will start to drain
  out
• Dont worry if you get oil on the exhaust pipes.

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Step seven

• Once you have removed the oil filter place it in
  the drain pan
• Then wipe off the area were the filter sits with
  a clean rag

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Step eight

• Take the new filter out of the box
• Put some new oil on your finger and run a bead
  around the dry rubber seal

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Step nine

• Next put the new filter on
• Tighten it by hand, when you feel resistance give
  it about another eighth of a turn
• When your done with that you can put the dirt
  guard and front plastic piece back on

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Step ten

• Next locate the oil fill plug again and add 3.25
  quarts of the proper oil
• Put the plug back in and start the bike for about
  10 seconds
• Take the plug back off and add enough more oil so
  that it equals 3.75 quarts all together
• You can use a funnel to help from spilling

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Step eleven

• Have someone hold the bike so it is standing
  straight so you can check the oil
• You should be at or under the high fill line
• Make sure you put the oil fill plug back in

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questions

• How many quarts of oil does the bike take?
• Does it take more than one person?
• How long does it take?
• How much does it cost?
• Is it cheaper than taking it to a dealership?
• Can you drive it right after you change the oil?