any "tricks" oil change cbr900

[Trip]

Originally Posted by marko138

You motherfucker.

you know it was funny

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Trip

you know it was funny

I can barely pick myself up off the floor because I'm laughing so hard.

[wildchild]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Guess AMJ's manuals link is kaputz.
Wildchild if you don't get an answer by EOD I'll see bout getting you the info. I'm pretty sure I have the shop manual for the 900 on ze ole harddrive at home.

thanks, I have some time. Just hate to see the guy pay shop rates for such easy things.

Originally Posted by Cutty72

The key trick. Remember to put oil back in the engine only after the drain plug has been replaced.

this part I can handle. ok I haven't made that mistake since I was in my teens. sucks when you hear glug glug glug and suddenly realize what it is. I will say you don't make that mistake twice though. LOL

Originally Posted by Trip

Wear gloves and don't let marko near your tires.

ok not sure why but yeah he won't be anywhere near our place I don't think. gloves is my newest thing while working on vehicles.

thanks for the replies so far guys.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Trip

Wear gloves and don't let marko near your tires.

Originally Posted by marko138

You motherfucker.

Originally Posted by Trip

you know it was funny

Originally Posted by marko138

I can barely pick myself up off the floor because I'm laughing so hard.

Sexual tension between you 2?

[derf]

Take the side mid pannels off firs, 6 1/2 turn screws each, then there are 2 hex bolts on the bottom of the lower, and one hex bolt hidden under the mid pannels. The front pannel that joins the the two lowers takes a little bit of wiggling to get off (and on again when you put it back). Be careful taking the drain bolt out, its easy to strip the threads. Drain the oil. Remove the filter, you are gonna get oil all over the exaust. Replace the filter, and dont forget to spread some old oil around the filter O-ring, hand tighten filter. Add oil.

I mean it's really straight forward, if youve ever done an oil change in your life, and you have 1/2 a brain you will do fine.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by derf

Take the side mid pannels off firs, 6 1/2 turn screws each, then there are 2 hex bolts on the bottom of the lower, and one hex bolt hidden under the mid pannels. The front pannel that joins the the two lowers takes a little bit of wiggling to get off (and on again when you put it back). Be careful taking the drain bolt out, its easy to strip the threads. Drain the oil. Remove the filter, you are gonna get oil all over the exaust. Replace the filter, and dont forget to spread some old oil around the filter O-ring, hand tighten filter. Add oil.

I mean it's really straight forward, if youve ever done an oil change in your life, and you have 1/2 a brain you will do fine.

[Cutty72]

Derf FTW!

[derf]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

Derf FTW!

dont touch the central master pin. If it is removed the bike is gonna fall apart.

[wildchild]

thanks for the informative post Derf. Great info.

Well I will never understand some people's thinking. Apparently he has decided he'd rather pay the shop to do it. I guess $200 for labor is better then free.

I told him not to mention adjusting the chain to the shop, (he is having the rear tire changed) yeah he thought he should ask them to do that as well and they were kind enough to throw it on the est as a 1/2 hour labor to adjust the chain.

Oh well I tried.

[azoomm]

I won't ever understand someone taking their bike to the shop for an oil change. I mean, it's not rocket science. Tell him my 15-year-old daughter is doing her own this week. Sure, I'm supervising, but she's doing it.