Things You'll Need:
- Motor oil
- Wrench or screwdriver
- Oil filter wrench
- Clean rag
- Container for old oil
- Oil filter
- Funnel
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Step 1
Remove fairing blocking access to engine, if applicable. Look for tools underneath the seat.
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Step 2
Unscrew the oil filler cap, in order to allow the oil to drain quickly. You may need to use pliers if you can't reach with your fingers, or if it is screwed on too tightly.
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Step 3
Remove the oil drain plug with a socket wrench. The oil will start to pour out, so make sure you have placed a container underneath in order to catch it.
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Step 4
Remove and replace the crush washer. The crush washer is a copper or aluminum disc, which needs to be removed from the oil drain plug. Never reuse crush washers.
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Step 5
Wipe off the oil drain plug. The drain plug is magnetic, and catches pieces of cast off metal from the engine. These pieces need to be cleaned off with a clean rag.
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Step 6
Unscrew the oil filter, making sure the O-ring (a ring of rubber around the tip of the oil filter) came off with it.
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Step 7
Remove the mesh filter from the engine case, and wipe it off with a clean rag.
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Step 8
Attach the new filter into the engine case by hand. Lubricate the O-ring with some oil beforehand, and make sure not to use a tool to tighten the filter, as it can damage the O-ring.
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Step 9
Screw the oil drain plug and the mesh filter back into the engine case, and screw in the oil filler cap. Fill the engine with new oil, after all of the old oil has completely drained out. Before doing this, use a clean rag to wipe off the mesh filter hole and the drain hole.
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Step 10
Start the engine and let it idle for a minute or two, before shutting it off. After waiting for another minute or two, with the bike level, check to see that the oil (looking through the oil window, on the side of the crankcase) matches up with the center line. If it is not, top it off.
