changed the oil on the c14 today at the 10k mark. this is the third change, one at 500, one at 5k and this one. its been awhile since I changed it thanks to our crappy snowy cold wet winter and lack of opportunities to ride. anyway, got it done. rotella T6 per usual and the valvoline gear lube for the rear diff. what struck me was just how easy it is to change on this bike. pull into garage raise bike on centerstand and the drain is right there, just kneel down and remove the plug. no crawling on floor or raising on the lift needed like on the c-10 then reach thru the front of the fairing and spin off the filter by hand, easy.
it took more time to get the supplies and tools together than to actually change it.
this a far cry easier than the c10 with the hidden 2nd drainbolt and the guaranteed oil soaked hands removing the filter or the 1250FA where both lower fairings had to be removed to get to the oil filter behind the headers (reach in from the right side and remove the filter then push it out past the hoses on the left, it wouldnt come out the right side and your hand couldnt reach past the hoses on the left, it sucked)
im sure ill be screaming about too much crap in the way when I do the valve check at 25k but just for oil changes it couldnt be simpler. now Ive got to swap tires, I may try it myself this time or at least pull the wheels and let my buddy mount them at his shop, last time I had to get a set at riders hill during the RWTW last fall. Ive got too many sets of tires stacked in the garage to be paying $450 per set installed out on the road.
