We are playing nice.  We poke fun at members and ourselves.  He can join in the fun or not.  An oil thread is ripe for fun. 

Wow Steve, you are slipping. I fixed this one up for ya' too but try to be more careful 'cause I may not catch all of your threads....

 

Brian

Rotella T6 Flavor Anything else and KiPass, the winning combo! 

Why don't you pick me up a couple of packs of muffler bearings while you're at it.

Put me down for a "tank-stretcher"  I need more room for fuel....

NOOB!!!!!!!

Don't forget that you must ALWAYS torque the nut that holds the handlebars after every oil change.

Some of the nuts on here torque so much it's difficult to get a word in anywhichways. 

I can't believe that, as detailed as PH14 was with the C14 oil change procedure, he forgot one very important step.....

Measuring the oil quantity.  I find the best way to accurately meter the oil is to use a syringe.  A large 100 ml horse syringe works best, as it minimizes the number of plunger pushes that are required to fill the crankcase.  The job can get quite tedious and time consuming with a 5 or 10 ml medical syringe.

I can't believe that, as detailed as PH14 was with the C14 oil change procedure, he forgot one very important step.....

Measuring the oil quantity.  I find the best way to accurately meter the oil is to use a syringe.  A large 100 ml horse syringe works best, as it minimizes the number of plunger pushes that are required to fill the crankcase.  The job can get quite tedious and time consuming with a 5 or 10 ml medical syringe.

You are so right, I left out that important step. I use a different technique though, I set up an IV with a drip count sensor. Either way it's important to be accurate when refilling the engine with oil.

I would also like to add that the sight glass is not a good way to measure the amount of oil in the engine. Once you have filled up the crankcase with oil and measured accurately, you need to weigh the bike. Write down the weight. To check the oil later, weigh the bike again, if it weighs less, add the corresponding weight in oil. The bike must be freshly washed when you weigh it. You may accumulate several ounces of dirt and bugs as you ride and this will throw off the accuracy.

To be even more accurate, since scales are not always perfectly accurate due to the springs involved in many, you coulld use a balance type scale to find the actual mass of the motorcycle, although these would have to be rather large. Another method would be to place the C14 into a large container of water, such as a pool, and calculate the amount of water it displaces. Any way you decided to do it, be sure to do it exactly the same way every time to assure and accurate measurement.

Never mind.......

Well, you could always weigh the bike the way Texans weigh pigs.....

They find a long plank and tie the pig to one end. Then they take the plank and pig to a round- topped rock and very carefully place the very center of the plank on top of aforementioned rock. Then they hunt around day and night for as long as it takes to find a rock that exactly balances the plank against the weight of the pig. Finally, they guess the weight of the balancing rock.

Brian

You are so right, I left out that important step. I use a different technique though, I set up an IV with a drip count sensor. Either way it's important to be accurate when refilling the engine with oil.

I would also like to add that the sight glass is not a good way to measure the amount of oil in the engine. Once you have filled up the crankcase with oil and measured accurately, you need to weigh the bike. Write down the weight. To check the oil later, weigh the bike again, if it weighs less, add the corresponding weight in oil. The bike must be freshly washed when you weigh it. You may accumulate several ounces of dirt and bugs as you ride and this will throw off the accuracy.

To be even more accurate, since scales are not always perfectly accurate due to the springs involved in many, you coulld use a balance type scale to find the actual mass of the motorcycle, although these would have to be rather large. Another method would be to place the C14 into a large container of water, such as a pool, and calculate the amount of water it displaces. Any way you decided to do it, be sure to do it exactly the same way every time to assure and accurate measurement.

Well, you could always weigh the bike the way Texans weigh pigs.....

They find a long plank and tie the pig to one end. Then they take the plank and pig to a round- topped rock and very carefully place the very center of the plank on top of aforementioned rock. Then they hunt around day and night for as long as it takes to find a rock that exactly balances the plank against the weight of the pig. Finally, they guess the weight of the balancing rock.

Brian

 

Well, you could always weigh the bike the way Texans weigh pigs.....

You must mean Aggies, not Texans in general.