First oil change at 600 miles

[lenkf]

My 2009 just hit 600 miles so was time for first oil change. Local Suzuki store had filters for $5 and change so I got 2. Also got 2 o-rings that are behind the filter just in case, but didn't have to use one.

It was tricky to loosen the oil drain plug and none of my tools would work due to the odd angle. Lucky the spark plug tool in the OEM tool kit worked great. The bolt was really tight and I bent the levering tool I used with the spark plug tool, but it finally budged.

The oil filter cover was stuck and suddenly broke free with fingernail pressure. Of course that dripped oil all over the engine, frame, exhaust and ground Next time shouldn't be so bad and I'll know to have more paper towels at the ready! The o-rings, small and large, were still pliable and in tact so I didn't need replacements.

After buttoning up the engine, I poured a liter of oil in the engine, then slowly poured a little more at a time until I got the oil to the middle of the oil level glass. I started and ran the engine for a minute to allow the filter to fill up. Forgot to replace the filler hole so had a little mess to clean up. Rechecked the oil level with the bike balanced. I stopped when the level was just below "F" with the bike balanced.

Bike runs a bit smoother with new oil.

Lenkf