oil change

[riceburner_imp]

Changed my oil and filter today at 601 miles.Honda oil and filter,old filter came off very easily,torqued the new one to the spec in this thread,actually to 4lbs less as it seemed excessively tight to me(19 lbs,where did that number come from?,i did 15 lbs and think it's too tight),the drain plug also broke loose very easily,reinstalled and torqued to 22lbs as per earlier in this thread.Filled the crankcase with 4 qts minus about 1 ounce(going by whats left in the bottom of the qt container),ran it and checked=right on the top line.Took a 10 or 15 mile ride and checked again,still on the top line.I'm used to doing oil filters by hand plus another 1/4 turn when they get snug,think i'll do it that way next time.For those of you looking for an oil filter wrench/socket i have a Vector part number 17009,fits the filter perfect and has a square hole for a 3/8 inch drive,turn the front wheel sideways and use a small extension and everything clears nicely,to remove after installing and torqueing new filter use a long screwdriver from the right side of the bike and pry on the edge of the filter socket,it has to pop off cockeyed to clear the exhaust.Also installed my Honda engine guards today,14 mm sockets for the upper end and 8mm for the lower outside chromed bolt head and 10 mm for the black inside nut.The Honda installation directions i downloaded(didn't come in the box)have the sizes listed as 10mm flange bolt(upper) and lower 6 mm flange nut and bolt.This may be the shaft size of the bolts 9didn't measure it)but is not the socket sizes that fit the bolt and nut heads.Torqued to spec.Lubed chain,and checked for loose nuts and bolts,didn't find any.