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Re: Out with the bad oil
Reply #15 - 10/16/11 at 21:39:08

Jog, do you read what you write? makes no sense.

I usually sit by the bike on the right side, with the throttle tickling my noggin.
Having the correct wrench (17 for early bikes or 14 for latter) in my right hand will reach to the opposite side (blindly) and place the wrench on, open end pointing forward. left hand holding the wrench on, right hand smacking it down to loosen the plug.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #16 - 10/16/11 at 22:13:34 Port side = left side, if youre sitting on it, like a boat,, makes sense,,
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #17 - 10/16/11 at 22:21:57 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/16/11 at 19:47:35: Port, left side if sitting on it, starboard, right side/sitting on it, no more confusion. What's the difference of Quote: if sitting on it and Quote: /sitting on it ?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #18 - 10/16/11 at 22:27:11 Once its established,, I could have just said use port & starboard, & ley people go look it up.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #19 - 10/17/11 at 09:31:26 Quote: Jellyroll had it correct in his statement. It's on the right side if you're FACING the bike. Left side when SITTING on it. It's always on the left side of the bike, whether you are standing, sitting, laying, or drooling on it. Maybe it is on the other side in England.
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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #20 - 10/17/11 at 10:10:50 Even in the automotive field, parts and such are always listed from the drivers perspective. ie; Left front tire. (drivers side) Right outer tie rod end. (passenger side) Same on a bike. Left front blinker. Oil filter on the right side. Drain plug on the left side. Confusion averted.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #21 - 10/17/11 at 10:28:03 So,.. the oil plug is on the drivers side... Issue settled... ...
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Online PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6054 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #22 - 10/17/11 at 10:56:43 Serowbot wrote on 10/17/11 at 10:28:03: So,.. the oil plug is on the drivers side... Issue settled... ... drivers side on this bike is the center, amidships??
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #23 - 10/17/11 at 11:50:46 thumperclone wrote on 10/17/11 at 10:56:43: Serowbot wrote on 10/17/11 at 10:28:03: So,.. the oil plug is on the drivers side... Issue settled... ... drivers side on this bike is the center, amidships?? It's port side... ...
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #24 - 10/17/11 at 14:19:49 My drain bolt was right by the do hiccy.
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Grand Strand Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #25 - 10/17/11 at 14:43:45 In a bus its called street side and curb side I dont think that a bus has a do hiccy, but I have replaced the domaflotchet.
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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #26 - 10/17/11 at 15:51:13 Haha I have a drain plug on the left side and a rock-punched hole on the right side. If I had a center stand I could drain both sides at the same time.
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Re: Out with the bad oil
Reply #27 - 10/18/11 at 06:18:27

MotoBuddha wrote on 10/16/11 at 19:31:57:

It's customary to use the sitting-on-the-bike orientation.

I know that, but apparently Jellyroll didn't. I was trying to help him not get confused by someone mistakenly correcting him.
Gyrobob wrote on 10/17/11 at 09:31:26:

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Jellyroll had it correct in his statement. It's on the right side if you're FACING the bike. Left side when SITTING on it.

It's always on the left side of the bike, whether you are standing, sitting, laying, or drooling on it. Maybe it is on the other side in England.

True, it is always on the left side of the bike.
Saying it would be on his right when facing the bike would have been more accurate. It would still be an odd way to describe it, for sure.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Out with the bad oil Reply #28 - 10/18/11 at 08:50:03 Whats confusing to me is that there is any confusion.
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Re: Out with the bad oil
Reply #29 - 10/18/11 at 10:30:33

Jesus christ... Roll Eyes

Picture says it all.

I was going through my granpa's stuff 20yrs ago and found an empty can of German made "engine cleaning oil". Asked my father and he said that's the stuff granpa used to flush the internals clean after the oil drain. So he would drain, close, pour that stuff in, start and let run for few secs, drain again. He worked on diesel and generator gas trucks back in early 20th century though. With oils nowadays, and additives already mixed in them... don't think you need to worry about that. Can't hurt though...

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