| Author | Message | ||
     Gotlime |
Can anyone point me to a step-by-step on doing an oil change on an 1125? I'm hoping I need my first oil change by the end of the weekend. Thanks. Sorry for the noob question. I did try to use the search function. | ||
| Xnoahx |
Owners manual has that information I believe | ||
| Froggy |
I will be doing a photoguide when I do my next round. Should be within the next few weekends, got to do 3 bikes!  Anyway, I did my first one based off the owners manual alone. I recommend you get more than one drain pan, and put the kickstand in one!  | ||
| Sl33py |
Don't stress it. realize now that you will make a minor-major mess during the first one. keep clean up materials close by! 17mm socket for left side drain plug (do first) This will shoot out a lot more than you expect - keep the pan mobile to catch and adjust. If you have a rear wheel stand it will help keep dribbles from running down your side stand. Strategic placement of tinfoil is VERY helpful! This kept it off the exhaust (for the most part) my first time...hehehe. then 6mm hex right side - again tinfoil to keep off exhaust helps, but this one drains mostly straight down into pan. Until the end where it likes to dribble and run (tinfoil to the rescue!). Take it off the rear wheel stand and LEAN it over to right side to help last bit drain... Haven't done the oil filter yet (almost at first service now), so i'd just follow users manual and look where tinfoil will help keep it clean(er). GL!! | ||
| P_squared |
Aluminum foil is your friend on an oil change. So are a LOT of rags to clean up the oil that gets spilled. DAMHIK Pretty simple procedure though: Drain 1 side, drain the other, change the filter, clean the plug of metal. Button everything back up & then fill up w/ recommended oil of your choosing. Clean up mess you've just made after being amazed by how messy your 1st oil change on this bike is. (You get better at minimizing the mess the more you do it though, so don't get discouraged.) | ||
| Tpoppa |
With a little ingenuity you can avoid the mess. Use tinfoil to direct oil flow for both drain bolts. The only messy part is when you loosen the oil filter cover, oil will weep everywhere. To prevent this, I used electrical tape to tape tinfoil(molded into a gutter) to the crankcase, just under the oil filter cover. It worked great. No oily kickstand or garage floor. | ||
| Freezerburn840 |
My way as follows not in any order. 1. one drain pan 2. piece of thick cardboard 3. 2 funnels. one to funnel used oil into drain pan. You will find out why with changing it while kickstand is down and no rear stand. One for new oil. 4. Socket wrench 17mm for left side. Hex head for right side forgot size. 5. Rags, shop towels or paper towels whatever. You will spill a little. 6. Contact cleaner or Degreaser. 7. New oil and new filter with o-ring, washers. 8. If you want wear some latex gloves. (Message edited by freezerburn840 on November 13, 2009) | ||
| Gotlime |
I have stands, filters, oil and washers. Just going to recycle the o-ring. I have tinfoil too!! |
