Theres a picture of my bike in scavenger hunt by a train locomotive and a picture of me and may family in the pictures of people deal,enjoy

You are going to have to add Yamaha and Kawasaki, too, since they both call for the same method. I can't say about Honda, since I don't have one of their manuals. But I expect them to be the same.

So far, my bikes use little enough oil that I don't even bother to keep track of consumption. I try to remember to check the oil before first start, by just pulling the bike level and seeing if the oil is somewhere near the middle of the window. I don't even carry any oil with me, figuring that if I do happen to need some almost every gas station/C-store will have something usable. Each of us is free to use whatever method we choose, with or without any sort of justification for it. Perhaps the best method of all is the Briggs & Stratton method: Remove the fill plug, fill until the oil runs back out, and replace the plug.

Hardly ever check my oil... It never uses any... replace every 2k... ...


Official qualifications for newbie status...
... less than 10k riding miles
... less than 1 year on a Savage
... less than 100 posts on SS.com
... can't find the oil drain plug...

Drums is not a newbie.... but not yet an oldtimer...
... to qualify as an oldtimer...
... make at least 500 ridiculously inane posts, spouting unverifiable facts or rules, as if they're gospel...
...such as this one... ...

... or resist,.. and retain your dignity...
... but where's the fun in that?... ...

Are you picking on Bill again?

Fer shame!

Fer shame!


Actually, there is a spectrum or range here, with Verslagen and Charon on one end of the spectrum and Bill on the other.

I am making the transit between the two .....

Bill, I'm coming to you buddy.  
When my oil finally all dribbles down to my sump, we'll be sittin' all together .....

I can think of 3, but someone gonna hafta hold the bike up on its side & shake it a little for 2 of them.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/07/10 at 10:30:45:

I got 5, but still thinking about it.

And battery don't count, as you don't replace the fluid, but in some cases you replenish it.

Yes indeed, I know where the drainplug is. Now, by drainplugs, do you mean anything that's removable, and allows either oil or gasoline to drain? I guess I need to do some more major overhaulin' to find the 5 Verslagen has...