Change Your Oil

[PimpS]

Alan, didn't you have a gz with a dragbar? Or did i mismatch?

[minieggroll]

Alan, if I could hug you, I would lol thanks for everyone's help!

[alantf]

Excuse my ignorance, but what's a dragbar? Could be something I know by another name (not being American)

[PimpS]

I'm not an american too, so excuse me; by a drag bar i mean the thing thing that you use for going left or right on motorcycle. you hold it with your hands... Didn't you post a pic of gz having a lower handle bar, i think it's called a dragbar, it is less u-shaped that a stock one...

[alantf]

Ah.....you mean the "handlebars" No, mine have always been the original ones.

[Carolina0219]

Fantastic guide. Just did my first oil change and was done in 15 minutes. Thanks!

[Water Warrior 2]

Was there ever any doubt ?? :2tup: :2tup:

[Thumperville]

hey i was just wondering about the oil weights in relation to the different seasons. the guy at the local motorcycle shop handed me 20w50 and said thats what they use during summertime. any known problems going with this oil for our bikes?

[Thumperville]

FYI : it takes a loooooong time to drain the oil if you don't warm up the motor first... its been on the jack stands draining for about 15 minutes, still slowly dripping lol.

QFE :

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

Here's what you'll need:


This is a very simple process.

Crank your bike and let it run for a few minutes.

[jonathan180iq]

Originally Posted by Thumperville

hey i was just wondering about the oil weights in relation to the different seasons. the guy at the local motorcycle shop handed me 20w50 and said thats what they use during summertime. any known problems going with this oil for our bikes?

I don't deviate from the standard oil weight unless I notice a decline in performance of a vehicle. (knocking in summer or sluggish starting in winter.... yes, I work with a few older, looser engines.)

20w-50 seems like overkill to me, on a bike that the factory recommends 10w-40 on for all driving seasons. The thickest oil I run in a bike is a 15w-40 and that's on an abused China-bike.