I just completed my own oil/filter replacement as the bike as 21750km and the warranty expires next week.

I had it done by the local dealer before.

I used to do oil/filter and all sort of work on my GSE500 and my VFR750, so I wasn't expecting any trouble.

but wow, this is messy !!!!

3 drains for the oil ! (frame, crankcase, filter drain)

I'm glad I saw it coming and had a lot of newspapers under the bike...I still managed to get some oil on the concrete in front of the house

Otherwise, pretty straightforward with decent funnel to catch/fill in the oil.

the best thing being: with the Yamaha aluminium bashplate, the oil drain is accessible without removing the bashplate, happy days

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former Red owner !

How do you exactly check the oil level (vertical position and a warm engine)?
Oil level looks much lower after the winter but I'm not sure if I check it right.

the owner manual says warm engine (10mn) and upright position and do not srew the dipstick, just remove, clean and insert without screwing the cap.

so I just sit on it (so the rear wheel is on the ground), after all the centerstand is an option so it shouldn't be used to check the oil level

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former Red owner !

I always check the level after a ride: let it idle for a few moments, keep it upright(by sittin' on it), turn the engine off, wait a moment, unscrew the dipstick and measure the oillevel not screwing the dipstick in; always o.k., no sweat.

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Thanks guys!

I was always checking the level after a ride and it was OK (1/2 between F and E). However last time I just turned the engine on, waited 5min, turned off and checked the level. It was at a minimum level. So maybe it was too short and the engine was too cold to increase the oil pressure. After a short ride the level was OK.

Do you change oil after winter? (mine was changed 5 months ago and I did about 250km on it till my winter break)

hi zou did you not get a 2 year warranty with the bike? i know you bought it else where etc. did that cause you to have just one year? very odd