Ah. The sound of a V-Twin with fresh oil.

[Stu]

It's fine thanks

[jambo]

While I've found in the past that a sump full of clean oil can make gear changes a little slicker, I'd possibly worry if the bike sounded drastically different after a change.

Jambo

Yes, but if it sounds drastically different after the change it could be just the bike telling you to change it more often.

Cheers

I need to do an oil change really as hasn't been changed since I bought bike last april (about 2500-3000 miles i think). Busters have an offer on at the moment http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk...?catRef=902041 is this the oil I should be using? Is there a good tutorial online for changing the oil on a K5 pointy S?

[Stu]

That oil is fine, but postage at £5 . I hear Hein Gericke sell oil for £14.
I would change the filter every other oil change so if you don't know if that was done you need one of them. You're supposed to change the sump plug washer every time. That's probably overkill, it's up to you. Should be able to get all from your Suzuki dealer.

warm the engine a bit first, switch off have a catch tray under the sump & remove the sump plug 17mm IIRC, remove the filter if you want to, allow to drain, replace sump plug & washer, if you removed the oil filter make sure you removed the rubber seal, put some fresh oil on the new rubber seal & hand tighten the oil filter. pour the oil into the oil fill hole in the clutch cover, check oil level with bike both wheels onflat lvel ground & bike upright (not on side stand)

Don`t forget that it is supposed to be run for a little bit and then allowed to settle for 3 minutes and then have the level checked , takes about 2.3 litres to fill her up (on K3 onwards anyway , dunno about Curby Sv`s)

Must admit that around the time my bike is ready for an Oil transfusion she feels a bit "tight" if you get my drift . Once it`s done she feels a free`er and a bit zippier , but only a little

And Stu , I always drop the damn plug into the drainer as well , isn`t the Sump plug 15mm ?

Sump plug on my two K4 /K5 are both an Allen socket.

Copper washer can be reused buy heating it to red hot and 'quenching' it under water. it will make the copper soft again.

As per previous guides, I'll tick the bike over to 50-60 degreesC then drop the oil. you dont want it too hot to burn, or too cold that you''l be waiting years for it to flow.

You can do an oil filter change with lowers attached.

when putting new filter on, as stu said, wipe seal with oil, but don't screw it on too tight or you'll never get it off next time, it doesn't need a lot to seal it. And its a filter every other oil change (all in your handbook)

[Stu]

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

And Stu , I always drop the damn plug into the drainer as well , isn`t the Sump plug 15mm ?

Not on my ZX it's not

Don`t forget that it is supposed to be run for a little bit and then allowed to settle for 3 minutes and then have the level checked ,

That's good for a final check, but I would want to see some oil in the window before I started her up

takes about 2.3 litres to fill her up (on K3 onwards anyway , dunno about Curby Sv`s)

I would have guessed at more even if you didn't change the filter. To be safe I would make sure you had the best part of 4 litres availbe before starting the job

Must admit that around the time my bike is ready for an Oil transfusion she feels a bit "tight" if you get my drift . Once it`s done she feels a free`er and a bit zippier , but only a little

Ahh! I think you have the makings of a knowledgeable biker there! The decline must be so gradual to me that I don't notice nuthink

Strange, I was going to post this too, bike just came back from a service and she is definitely happier

Originally Posted by injury_ian

Sump plug on my two K4 /K5 are both an Allen socket.

Copper washer can be reused buy heating it to red hot and 'quenching' it under water. it will make the copper soft again.

For some reason mine is a Hex head that takes a 15mm socket and has a magnetic tip on it . My crush-washer is Aluminium on mine , I just flip it over and tighten down onto the lip formed from a previous install