gasbag
Active Member
This is one of those questions that embarrassingly demonstrates what an idiot I am and how little I know. So what's new?:newsmile036:
I am slowly learning to care for my bike myself thanks to everyone and all the info available here but I am making a mess changing the oil and there must be a way to avoid it. I did a search in here but found nothing specific.
I have a Heritage (88B) and I change the oil with my bike on a lift, so it is standing straight up. I drain the oil tank and then I remove the filter. After removing the filter I spend the next 15 minutes cleaning up the oil mess all over the front of the engine and on the tarp under the bike. I even tried making a trough/funnel thingy out of aluminum foil that slid under the filter.
Would this mess be less if I put the bike down on it's side stand or is there another way to avoid it?
Sorry for these amateur questions, I am just trying to learn a bit and be a little more self sufficient in caring for my bike.
Thanks................
I am slowly learning to care for my bike myself thanks to everyone and all the info available here but I am making a mess changing the oil and there must be a way to avoid it. I did a search in here but found nothing specific.
I have a Heritage (88B) and I change the oil with my bike on a lift, so it is standing straight up. I drain the oil tank and then I remove the filter. After removing the filter I spend the next 15 minutes cleaning up the oil mess all over the front of the engine and on the tarp under the bike. I even tried making a trough/funnel thingy out of aluminum foil that slid under the filter.
Would this mess be less if I put the bike down on it's side stand or is there another way to avoid it?
Sorry for these amateur questions, I am just trying to learn a bit and be a little more self sufficient in caring for my bike.
Thanks................