Messy oil replacement
 

I just completed my own oil/filter replacement as the bike as 21750km and the warranty expires next week.

I had it done by the local dealer before.

I used to do oil/filter and all sort of work on my GSE500 and my VFR750, so I wasn't expecting any trouble.

but wow, this is messy !!!!

3 drains for the oil ! (frame, crankcase, filter drain)

I'm glad I saw it coming and had a lot of newspapers under the bike...I still managed to get some oil on the concrete in front of the house :p

Otherwise, pretty straightforward with decent funnel to catch/fill in the oil.

the best thing being: with the Yamaha aluminium bashplate, the oil drain is accessible without removing the bashplate, happy days :)

How do you exactly check the oil level (vertical position and a warm engine)?
Oil level looks much lower after the winter but I'm not sure if I check it right.

the owner manual says warm engine (10mn) and upright position and do not srew the dipstick, just remove, clean and insert without screwing the cap.

so I just sit on it (so the rear wheel is on the ground), after all the centerstand is an option so it shouldn't be used to check the oil level ;)

I always check the level after a ride: let it idle for a few moments, keep it upright(by sittin' on it), turn the engine off, wait a moment, unscrew the dipstick and measure the oillevel not screwing the dipstick in; always o.k., no sweat.

Thanks guys!

I was always checking the level after a ride and it was OK (1/2 between F and E). However last time I just turned the engine on, waited 5min, turned off and checked the level. It was at a minimum level. So maybe it was too short and the engine was too cold to increase the oil pressure. After a short ride the level was OK.

Do you change oil after winter? (mine was changed 5 months ago and I did about 250km on it till my winter break)

hi zou did you not get a 2 year warranty with the bike? i know you bought it else where etc. did that cause you to have just one year? very odd

oh I didn't check actually :p

well theres a 3weeks waiting time at my dealer to get anything done.... I'll say I was in Africa with no dealer nearby :D

try dealer locator @ http://www.yamaha.co.za/ ;)

I use the bike everyday to commute, so I need a dealer open very early or very late and able to lend me a bike for the day, which doesn't exist around Dublin apparently

so I have to use the only dealer close to my place of work, and rush there during lunch, leave the bike, take a cab back to the office and have a colleague to drop me there after work.

They're the only one accepting to do a bike service in half a day, all the other need your bike for several days (if not a week).
What kind of organization is that ?

When I bring my Tenere in for service and I can�t wait on it, I always get a replacement bike; good service! This way I rode a XT/X and R, a TDM900, a Fazer 600, a Fazer 1000, a MT-03 and even a FJR! That's probably the advantage of being an exclusive dealer, which Van Meel Motoren is(and so they also do Yamaha rentals).
Greetz, Hans.