Good idea? Bad idea?

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

You need to check part availability also. There's some cool bikes out there but gettin parts is hard or expensive.

Excellent point

Originally Posted by Trip

for an oil change, just learn on your regular bike. It is really just as easy as remove a bolt, oil drains. Remove oil filter. Install oil filter. Put new washer on bolt, reinstall bolt. Put recommended amount of oil in oil fill. Start and run til it gets up to temp. Cool for 5 mins, check oil level. Add oil if needed. Done.

You owe Trip $200 and it really is this easy. Fortunately for you have a bike with lowers so you may or may not need to remove them. It isn't hard, but could be a pain. I don't have lowers so both sides have to come off first which is a pain.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Excellent point



You owe Trip $200 and it really is this easy. Fortunately for you have a bike with lowers so you may or may not need to remove them. It isn't hard, but could be a pain. I don't have lowers so both sides have to come off first which is a pain.

Tell you what, save the $200, come to the rally and we'll teach you all the basics of bike maintenance while you are there one morning...I'll throw in a disc with your service manual on it... I'm rooming with GasMan, between the two of us, I'm sure that we can get you up to speed!

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Tell you what, save the $200, come to the rally and we'll teach you all the basics of bike maintenance while you are there one morning...I'll throw in a disc with your service manual on it... I'm rooming with GasMan, between the two of us, I'm sure that we can get you up to speed!

Speaking of which, wasn't there supposed to be something like this happening anyway? Along with some shooting and maybe some other stuff?

[marko138]

Question for Kawi owners...why the hell do you have to take the fairings off to change oil? What a pain.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Speaking of which, wasn't there supposed to be something like this happening anyway? Along with some shooting and maybe some other stuff?

It depends on the group, if all old school riders come there's little reason to have maintenance classes...
I'm sure that any of us old guys would love to help anyone.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by marko138

Question for Kawi owners...why the hell do you have to take the fairings off to change oil? What a pain.

I was thinking that too...I haven't had to do that since '95...

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

I was thinking that too...I haven't had to do that since '95...

My 92 Zuk did not even require fairing removal. Seems like some bullshit.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Speaking of which, wasn't there supposed to be something like this happening anyway? Along with some shooting and maybe some other stuff?

We can see who needs help and what they would like help with and just have a basic maintenance/riding Q/A seminar.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by marko138

Question for Kawi owners...why the hell do you have to take the fairings off to change oil? What a pain.

It isn't just the Kawis. I can get to everything oil change related on my R6 (2001) except the oil filter. To get to that I need to take the lowers off. I don't really mind though since removing them takes about 5 minutes and having them off makes the whole process a bit easier.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by goof2

It isn't just the Kawis. I can get to everything oil change related on my R6 (2001) except the oil filter. To get to that I need to take the lowers off. I don't really mind though since removing them takes about 5 minutes and having them off makes the whole process a bit easier.

What necessitates the removal? Oil filter?