![]() |
#61 | ||
Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Somerset, KY
Posts: 65
|
Quote:
__________________
I'd rather be riding, but I guess talking about it will have to do for now. ![]() Login or Register to Remove Ads |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#62 |
Senior Member
|
I doubt it could hurt though. A better seal is still a better seal.
__________________
]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#63 | |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Somerset, KY
Posts: 65
|
Quote:
![]()
__________________
I'd rather be riding, but I guess talking about it will have to do for now. ![]() Login or Register to Remove Ads |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#64 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Anaheim, CA
Posts: 2,926
|
Re: Change Your Oil (hey jonathan.)
Hey Jonathan,
I noticed in your photo at the top of this thread that you had what looked like "homemade" jackstands (or at least one of them) underneath the frame of the GZ. Look like they are made of pine or plywood. Can you post a close-up of the stand? Dimensions, if you have them, woudl also be appreciated. Or if, there is a particular model of stands that works well for a GZ, I guess I could just buy a pair. Since it appears that keeping the GZ level is an issue with oil changes, the height of the stands in that position seems important.
__________________
[hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and Moreā¦ |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#65 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Posts: 4,561
|
Re: Change Your Oil (hey jonathan.)
Quote:
Everything works quite good leaned over on the side stand and the filter even drains better that way (but it still is MESSY when you open the cover). Two exceptions: To get out the last couple of ounces, you need to tip it upright for a few seconds while draining AND then again to check the sight glass when you think it might be getting full.
__________________
Loud pipes risk rights! Login or Register to Remove Ads |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#66 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Squamish B.C Canada
Posts: 11,409
|
Re:
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#67 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Hot Springs Arkansas
Posts: 1,127
|
Re: Change Your Oil
A small piece of a 1"x4" under the kickstand is what i use to fill my bike back up with oil after an oil change, my bike sits almost perfectly level, just be careful, as it doesn't take much to knock it over at that point.
__________________
"Tell me what kind of wreck you're going to have and I'll tell you what type of helmet you need." [Author Unknown] |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#68 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Squamish B.C Canada
Posts: 11,409
|
Re: Change Your Oil
A hockey puck also works well.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#69 | |
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dalton, GA
Posts: 3,996
|
Re: Change Your Oil (hey jonathan.)
Quote:
I made the stands based on these instructions: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=62 They worked very well. I wish I had spent the extra dough and purchased treated wood. They began to weather after the first year. They're still very usable though. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#70 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Tenerife (Spain)
Posts: 3,719
|
Re: Change Your Oil
Hey guys! Don't forget that when you're talking about quantities of oil (or any other liquid) the U.S. quantities are different to anywhere else in the world. i.e. an American gallon is different to an English gallon. Therefore if you mention quantities on this forum, don't forget that there may be people reading this from other parts of the world. For instance, when I do an oil change, it's 1400 ml of oil with a filter change, & 1300 ml of oil without the filter. If I used gallons or quarts it would be different to American gallons & quarts.
__________________
By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
|