Basic servicing and repairs

[Gremlin]

Just make sure the underneath of your motorbike is suitable for that method. Some bikes, you can break a lot of expensive stuff under there...

[Magna83]

and having stripped a sump plug and knowing you are also knew to servicing I'd highly recommend you get one rather than tightening "by feel"

I second that. Did my first service on the bike over Christmas and I had a bastard of a time getting the oil drain bolt out. Musta been tightened by the hulk.

Depending on your bike, you may not need the oil filter tool to remove it. Some bikes (like mine) take filter cartridges that just pop out when you remove the filter cover. Just check your service manual.
I still have the old oil sitting out on the back porch in an old 2 litre milk carton. Haven't a notion what to do with it!

[p.dath]

I still have the old oil sitting out on the back porch in an old 2 litre milk carton. Haven't a notion what to do with it!

Look out for a Hazmobile collection in your area.
http://www.hazmobile.govt.nz/index.php

[Magna83]

Look out for a Hazmobile collection in your area.
http://www.hazmobile.govt.nz/index.php

Cheers for that mate.

[Smifffy]

Look out for a Hazmobile collection in your area.
http://www.hazmobile.govt.nz/index.php

Pick a name out of this thread:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d-shame-thread

and write something appropriate in the grass out the front of their place using the oil.

[Pixie]

I still have the old oil sitting out on the back porch in an old 2 litre milk carton. Haven't a notion what to do with it!

I pyrolytically reduce it to base chemical products and vent them to the atmoshere

[Flip]

Thats exactly what I do with it as well.

[Magna83]

I pyrolytically reduce it to base chemical products and vent them to the atmoshere

Haha, kinda dangerous for me to do that where I live. If you see a massive bush fire blazin across Mt.Vic, you'll no how it started.