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Mikef5000
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

(2000 M2 Cyclone)

I've worked on this bike too much over the past month to have to ask this... I feel like an idiot!


How the heck do I drain the oil outa this thing???

I'm laying under it looking, all I see is the primary chain adjuster and the primary drain bolt!

Where is the drain plug???



(soooorrryyy)
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Zenfrogmaster
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There's a hose from the tank that ends on the frame behind your left boot. I'll shoot you a picture...

Be sure to fill the new filter before screwing it on!
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Road_thing
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mike: Look for a rubber line coming out of the oil tank, it ends up on the left side of the bike, down by the swing arm. At least, tha't how my S1 is set up,I think the M2's are the same. There's an aluminum plug in the end, held on by a clip, that's the drain line for the motor oil.

rt
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Mikef5000
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ahhh I know exactly what you are talking about! I wondered what the heck that was!


Thanks guys!
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Road_thing
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Whoa, Zen, I guess we're both hard at work, huh?



rt
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Zenfrogmaster
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 02:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'd agree, except that I'm unemployed! ; )
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Mikef5000
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 03:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh man! Cold thick oil trying to come out that little tube! This could take all day!
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Sleez
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 04:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

should drain it warm
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Djkaplan
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 04:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It'll help if you take the dipstick out too.
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Mikef5000
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 05:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I took the dipstick out... didn't help much.

I know I should of warmed it up first. Just slipped my mind. Won't next time tho!

All is done!
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Captainkirk
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 11:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Easy, once you've done it, eh?
But, I'd like to know....why does it always end up all over the side stand?
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Mikef5000
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 11:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I wedged a screw driver between the tube and the frame to hold it away from everything. It worked great....


Then I took the filter off. Even with plastic under it, EVERYTHING still got soaked.

Blah!
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Djkaplan
Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 08:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If you poke a hole in the filter and let it drain first, it'll be easier to change without making a huge mess. I use the long HD filter and it's even easier because the filter sticks out far enough to miss the engine when it's draining.

I do this with my car and truck filters, too. I have a special poking tool I use specifically for this (an old flathead screwdriver).
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Sleez
Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i took a gallon milk jug, and cut the bottom (kind of a scoop looking thing) out to fit around the filter, and i just pop the filter loose and let it drain onto the top of the jug (with the cap still on!) not much mess to worry about.
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Iamike
Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Use a piece of 3/4" conduit about 12-18" long for the hose. I hardly ever get oil on the frame from it that way. The filter is another thing.
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