The better lesson to learn is to not glue both sides of a gasket,,
That saves the $$ for a gasket AND the scrapin time,,
Can I get a Yeee Haaa?

Yep.. thats the oem unit,unVerslavied.

verslagen1 wrote on 08/05/12 at 16:00:03:




Why did I read that in Homers voice?

J C Stokes wrote on 08/05/12 at 15:05:56:


Yep..I just wanted to snap a pic of what it looked like before the mod. The picture was about ten minutes after I removed the cover and peeled away a lot of gasket. You can still see a few spots of gasket that was left. They were stubborn little pieces.
When I redid the gasket, I made sure to only use a very little film of glue to hold it in place, then put a little film of grease on the cover to make removal easier next time as others here have suggested.
So far, no leaks or problems. Everything seem good.
     I changed the oil  a few weeks ago to Rotella T6 5w40, and after the Verslavy, I did the same complete with another new filter..
...all I can say is "wow". The bike shifts better, clutch is smoother, engine smoother...just runs better then when I got it (of course I don't really know how old the old oil was, as it was pretty black) I'm starting to be a believer in this Rotella oil..thinking of putting it in my Honda and in the wife's Vstar.

IDK, but my 05 is black, too,,