SuzukiSavage.com - Changing Oil...No Dipstick?

Savage_Greg

Serious Thumper
Alliance Member

Offline

Don't go around your
ass to reach your
elbow...

Posts: 7844
SW Washington State
Gender: male

Re: Changing Oil...No Dipstick?
Reply #15 - 05/29/07 at 20:35:49

justin_o_guy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:

A wooden centerstand, cool. I have a tablesaw, I think I can get the blocks to fit Juuust right. Thanks for the idea. This is gonna make oil checking & topping off easy.

Yep. Pieces of wood don't eat much and you can't hurt 'em.

Check my T- shirt photo in this topic and you can just barely see the 2 x 12's sticking out under my bike.

If you have a table saw then you have no excuse not to have "utility" boards Tongue

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=cafe;action=display;num=1136744...

Back to top

IP Logged

justin_o_guy

Ex Member

Re: Changing Oil...No Dipstick?
Reply #16 - 05/29/07 at 21:38:49

Yes, I do. I just got it & havent even plugged it in yet.Well, I got it a couple weeks ago, Havent had a chance to get to the lumber yard. I have almost no experience with this kind of tool. Enough to be safe but nowhere near enough to do anything that matters. Got a 10" table saw & 10" radial arm saw for 35 bucks each! So, I took them,,Bought a bunch O stuff & sure got a whale of a deal. Grin

Back to top

IP Logged

thumperclone

Serious Thumper
Alliance Member

Offline

PGR rider riding
with respect

Posts: 6061
Grand Junction Colorado
Gender: male

Re: Changing Oil...No Dipstick?
Reply #17 - 05/29/07 at 21:40:26

when i do oil changes i tip the bike both ways to get all the old oil out pull the filter replace case cover then (i buy 3 qts) add 1/2 qt and "flush" her out some more(pull the plug wire and crank a few quick times with drain plug in)then drain that out and tip both ways with plug out tip to right(2x4plus under side stand w/ clean rag on pipe) pull case cover and replace with new filter..
magnetic drain plugs .com
good investment...also ssm or clymers...btw sny amsoil

Back to top

standing for those who stood for US

IP Logged

Savage_Greg

Serious Thumper
Alliance Member

Offline

Don't go around your
ass to reach your
elbow...

Posts: 7844
SW Washington State
Gender: male

Re: Changing Oil...No Dipstick?
Reply #18 - 05/29/07 at 21:54:39

justin_o_guy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:

Yes, I do. I just got it & havent even plugged it in yet.Well, I got it a couple weeks ago, Havent had a chance to get to the lumber yard. I have almost no experience with this kind of tool. Enough to be safe but nowhere near enough to do anything that matters. Got a 10" table saw & 10" radial arm saw for 35 bucks each! So, I took them,,Bought a bunch O stuff & sure got a whale of a deal. Grin

No experience?

They are used. Might be a good price, but te careful with those. Don't try to cut anything fast until you know everything about them. Take your time.

Those saws can bite you or kick you. I know.

...then cut you a Poor Man's Jack Tongue

Back to top

IP Logged

vroom1776

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 2110

Gender: male

Re: Changing Oil...No Dipstick?
Reply #19 - 05/30/07 at 06:40:54

it's not poor engineering, it's cheap engineering.

I can kneel, hold the biek upright and check the oil level on the savage and my V* 1100, but then again, I'm a realatively young male.

screw center stands (though they do make draining oil and NOT making a huge mess easier).

The spark plug trap door [i]is[/s] a nightmare. I can get in there w/o taking the tank off, but it's a PITA.

Back to top

IP Logged