file under learn by doing:
just turned 4k on my 06 bought 2 qts mobil 1 and had a k&n filter..this is the forth oil change ive done,let the stealer do one  think i got it now..hand book says lil over 2 qt capacity with filter change.2 was well more than enuf...heres what i did wrong..
first (warm engine) put bike up on homemade level lift
(plans on this site)  slid catch pan bottle under and removed drain plug..stopped drainig, removed oil filter cover WRONG #1 oil all over pipe and side of engine tho had rag stuffed on top of pipe(put bike back on side stand b4 removing cover) got that mess cleaned up then put bike on side stand and installed new filter..reinstalled drain plug WRONG#2 put bike back on level to drain remaing oil from left side of case then drain plug and new oil....just remind my in another 1k that i know how to do this the right way now!!!

Look at it this way -- if he misses an oil change it won't matter.

Advice I do not take:  Oil and filters are cheap -- clean oil is the best path to engine longivity.

What I find amusing is the use of the forum as a reminder as to what not to do on the next oil change.  Mainly because I use my blog for similar.

1500 miles is the rated service life of the miniature oil filters, be they Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha or Suzuki. Or Emgo, K&N, Hi-Power, Hi-Flow, etc aftermarket jobbies that are better made than the oem filters. I used to change the oil in the Savage once a year, and the filters seemed to hold up alright.

One of the local stealerships buys Emgo filters from me, and charges his customers for oem filters...mine are $3.95, he gets $14.95 a pop for them...
-WD