How do you go about changing oil from start to finish? Thanks

 

Remove your fairings
Let engine run until warm, then shut off
Stand the bike up vertical (block of wood under the kickstand, or on a track stand)
Open the fill screw to allow air in
Put oil catch pan under the oil pan
Remove drain plug and let oil drain until it becomes a slow drip
Lay some rags over your header and carefully remove oil filter (it's gonna spew oil and make a mess)
Apply oil to new oil filter threads and rubber seal, install new filter HAND TIGHT
Install drain plug, do not over torque
Fill oil
Put bike back together
Go ride

 

to make the dripping of the oil faster, you can blow into the oil fill hole.

 

Here's a quick step-by-step guide:
1. Warm up the engine (to make the oil more fluid)
2. Place the bike on its centerstand
3. Position a drain pan or similar below the engine
4. Unscrew the oil filler cap (to vent the engine)
5. Remove the drain plug (bottommost screw of the engine)(caution, oil is hot!)(removing the fairings makes for easier access, but it can be done with them in place.)
6. Wait for the oil to drain
7. Replace the washer on the drain plug (recommended, but optional)
8. Move the drain pan to below the oil filter
9. Unscrew the oil filter and discard it (An oil wrench is useful if tight. Cheap to purchase, good investment. Else use a rag to get grip by hand.)
10. Clean of oil from threads and engine
11. Reasemble the drain plug (careful, not to tighten to hard)
12. Apply some oil to the gasket of the new oil filter
13. Screw on the filter (As hard as you can by hand only is enough. Use a rag to get grip. If using a tool; be careful not to over-tighten.)
14. Refill oil to the engine (about 3 litres to start with)
15. Screw in the oil filler cap
16. Start the engine. Let run for a couple of minutes.
17. Check the oil level. Top up with oil until upper mark of dip stick.
18. Discard of used oil
19. Let engine run for a few minues. Check for oil leaks around the filter, cap and drain plug.

Hey prest! Done!

Oh and when checking the oil level:
1. Check with the bike on its centerstand
2. Make sure the bike is on a level surface.
3. Unscrew the dipstick and wipe it clean.
4. Insert the dipstick, but do NOT screw it in.
5. Remove the dipstick. Oil should be between the two marks.

 

Ugh. The worst part of this whole thing (i think) is the mess that you're pretty much absolutely going to make when taking off the filter. It always spills on the header, and you can't clean it off spotless, so it smokes and wreaks for a good while (20 minutes) after you've finished.

 

Yes, you are gonne spill some oil when doing this. Theres no way avoiding it really.
Wouldnt exactly call that a negative thing, though. I love the smell of burned oil.

 

I didn't spill any oil on my header :-) Get a piece of cardboard and bend it to form a canal to channel the oil away from your header.

 

Ive never changed the oil on my bike(new owner). I live in hot sunny So Cal, bike has 16k miles. What oil do you guys recommend I use?

 

Amsoil Full synthetic 10w-40, I run this oil in my bike. 100% compatible with the wet clutch and a high quality oil.

 

hmmm...next time I will have to try that.