11-03-2018, 07:13 AM
Hey guys, been doing some end of the season maintenance on my bikes and the CB is so easy to do i love it!
2007 Roadliner
3 drain plugs, none in really good spots. The 2 on the bottom of the engine are right between the frame and the engine so its tight to deal with. The kickstand leans it over so i usually put a 2x4 or something under the stand to give me some more room with the wrench. The 3rd one is for the oil tank and the easiest of the three but still in an awkward spot. The oil filter is in the same spot as the CB but there is an oil line right in front of it so its a pain to slip over one of those formed filter wrenches that slide over the filter ridges. 5+ quarts for that one.
2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 500, old school iron barrel engine.
Holds about 1.5 quarts and has 3 plugs lol! One is the main drain, the other 2 drain very little oil but have screens on them that i clean and inspect each time. Im proud to say in the 7k miles of use ive never seen metal fragments or anything, kind of rare for these lol. The filter is an element type but is more than just removing a cap with an O-ring. Its got a cap with a seal, then multiple washers, cup, fiber washer and a spring. In other words hold on good when taking off cuz if you are unsuspecting that cap with fly off with all the parts in there! The filter has a slight tight fit so i usually get 2 little screwdrivers and walk it out because you really cant just grab and pull out. its wrapped in cloth so once its loaded with oil it just kinda fattens itself up and is sitting in the cavity snug, Fun!
2014 Cb 1100
As you all know, stupid easy! 1 plug, spin on oil filter right next to each other basically so i put my pan under and can remove it all and let drain. Replace parts, 4 quarts in and done! Usually dont even get a drop of oil on the floor. Great design Honda, wish they were all like that
2007 Roadliner
3 drain plugs, none in really good spots. The 2 on the bottom of the engine are right between the frame and the engine so its tight to deal with. The kickstand leans it over so i usually put a 2x4 or something under the stand to give me some more room with the wrench. The 3rd one is for the oil tank and the easiest of the three but still in an awkward spot. The oil filter is in the same spot as the CB but there is an oil line right in front of it so its a pain to slip over one of those formed filter wrenches that slide over the filter ridges. 5+ quarts for that one.
2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 500, old school iron barrel engine.
Holds about 1.5 quarts and has 3 plugs lol! One is the main drain, the other 2 drain very little oil but have screens on them that i clean and inspect each time. Im proud to say in the 7k miles of use ive never seen metal fragments or anything, kind of rare for these lol. The filter is an element type but is more than just removing a cap with an O-ring. Its got a cap with a seal, then multiple washers, cup, fiber washer and a spring. In other words hold on good when taking off cuz if you are unsuspecting that cap with fly off with all the parts in there! The filter has a slight tight fit so i usually get 2 little screwdrivers and walk it out because you really cant just grab and pull out. its wrapped in cloth so once its loaded with oil it just kinda fattens itself up and is sitting in the cavity snug, Fun!
2014 Cb 1100
As you all know, stupid easy! 1 plug, spin on oil filter right next to each other basically so i put my pan under and can remove it all and let drain. Replace parts, 4 quarts in and done! Usually dont even get a drop of oil on the floor. Great design Honda, wish they were all like that