06-11-2014, 07:49 PM
Yesterday I completed the break-in period and changed the oil and filter.
I had loosened the oil drain plug a few weeks ago to drain off a little oil since the level was above the upper mark in the sight glass. It was extremely tight and seemed to me it was well above the recommended torque level. No problem this time.
The oil filter was on so tight I didn't think I was going to get it off. I use a strap wrench on oil filters, but I couldn't get it to budge. Then I remembered I had an oil filter wrench that fits on the flutes of the filter and was able to break it loose, but man oh man, I thought I was going to crush the filter first!! Way, way too tight!!
Now that the break-in is over I can ride the bike like it was intended to be ridden.
BTW, FYI, I Used 10W-30 from a 4 litre jug and filled the crankcase to the upper level mark. The jug is marked in litres and US pints. The oil left in the jug is half one US pint.
I had loosened the oil drain plug a few weeks ago to drain off a little oil since the level was above the upper mark in the sight glass. It was extremely tight and seemed to me it was well above the recommended torque level. No problem this time.
The oil filter was on so tight I didn't think I was going to get it off. I use a strap wrench on oil filters, but I couldn't get it to budge. Then I remembered I had an oil filter wrench that fits on the flutes of the filter and was able to break it loose, but man oh man, I thought I was going to crush the filter first!! Way, way too tight!!
Now that the break-in is over I can ride the bike like it was intended to be ridden.
BTW, FYI, I Used 10W-30 from a 4 litre jug and filled the crankcase to the upper level mark. The jug is marked in litres and US pints. The oil left in the jug is half one US pint.