i have heard of a lot of poeple running reg oil with out a prob. i just never tryed it

 

there is a nut on the K & N filters????? wow that would be AWESOME on the 07/08's. what a pain in the A$$ it is to change

 

the nut is awsome. its the same size as my drain plug 17mm (i think)

 

Yes it is! However, they designed it so it doesn't make too big of a mess. Just make sure you change it while it's on the sidestand so the oil drains the way it is supposed to. Get one of those bigoil filter socket wrenches and some engine degreaser then hose it down when you're done.

 

yes now were talking, ive had my first few oil changes done by the stealership but now ready to do myself. so the kick stand is the way to create less mess?? cuz the dealer last time spilled oil in my lower fairing and made a huge mess[:@]so now im taking over.so any tips are welcome.[sm=thanx.gif]

 

maybe they were just lazy and didn't take the left fairing completely off. I did mine on the kickstand and then tipped the bike up to get the last of the oil out with the bike straight up and down.

Prolly going to do it every 3mos/3K or maybe every 4mos/4K not sure yet. I'm running hiflo filtro oil filter and Motul 5100 4T syn blend 15w50. I've heard too much bad about Fram.

ps doing your own oil change is a good idea. The wingnut who changed the oil on this bike before I bought it put in an extra quart.[:@] And it was at a shop!

 

thanx richie. i will be trying it this next time around.

 

It's pretty straightforward. Phillips driver and hex key for the fairings (the correct size key should be in your tool kit), 17mm wrench for the plug and an oil filter wrench in case the old filter is stuck on there.

When I did mine I started to tighten the filter and heard crunching noises...forgot to clean the dirt from around the oil filter adapter.[:@]

 

ARRRGGG!!!!![:@]what a P.I.T.A damm still got oil everywhere. but it's done now. it's just a messed up place for the filter.

 

is it just as easy to remove the lower fearing like the 05-06 on the newer bikes? I take mine off when i change my oil/filter = no mess