Any videos or photographs of the oil change process?
First oil change
Changed the oil at 298 miles this afternoon.
I was shocked at how little metal appeared to be in the oil.
I left the filter to drain. I will cut it open and inspect at a later date.
The oil filter was stupid tight. I imagined a guy with Popeye arms torquing them at the factory!
There was some black, oily mess on the left lower that I believe came from the line inside the left lower fairing.
I was shocked at how little metal appeared to be in the oil.
I left the filter to drain. I will cut it open and inspect at a later date.
The oil filter was stupid tight. I imagined a guy with Popeye arms torquing them at the factory!
There was some black, oily mess on the left lower that I believe came from the line inside the left lower fairing.
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You don't need to pull bodywork or anything.
What do you need to know?
What do you need to know?
You put in regular Kawi Dino oil for the rest of the break in or switch to synthetic? Gotta do my first oil change soon and I have factory Kawi Dino oil and Motul 7100, trying to decide which to use.
I'm going regular Kawasaki until well past 600, and at least a track day.
I also changed oil including filter around 300 miles, and yep same here, no visible metal. I had to use a strap wrench to break the filter loose, then putting back in I was reaching between the headers. Depending on how difficult the left side fairing is to remove, I may just do that from now on, there is very little room with it in place.
You don't need to pull any bodywork to drain the oil, but there wasn't any way I could get my hands in there to pull the filter, especially with a hot engine.You don't need to pull bodywork or anything.
What do you need to know?
Two bolts and a few pushpins on the left side gave me enough room to do the filter.
Oil filter socket, and a broken back short 3/8 ratchet.
What part # is the oil filter? What oil did you use?
That dreaded Oil threadWhat part # is the oil filter? What oil did you use?
I saw that thread with a couple of the digits of the part #. I was hoping for the whole number.
It's the same as a very long list of Kawasaki models. 16097- 0008
Changed oil at 509 miles, it was the cleanest of any break-in oil I've ever seen. Very tiny bit of super fine glitter in the pan but only visible after sitting for a while. Had to stab the filter with a screwdriver to generate enough torque to remove it, why Kawi?
Yeah it was definitely not torqued to the 17.5Nm the shop manual calls for.Changed oil at 509 miles, it was the cleanest of any break-in oil I've ever seen. Very tiny bit of super fine glitter in the pan but only visible after sitting for a while. Had to stab the filter with a screwdriver to generate enough torque to remove it, why Kawi?
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