I always do the oil changes on the center stand, never heard of a requirement to drain while on side stand, but next time once it drains all the way out, i'll try to put it to side stand afterwards and see if any more comes out. It's just depressing spending all that time and effort to drain the oil, change the filter and refill, then the instant i fire up the engine and stop, it comes back dark.Data wrote:
Regarding your dirty oil thing. If the oil is showing very dirty right after a change is sounds as if you may not be getting all the old oil out. Does your manual tell you to drain the bike on it's centre or side stand? This is important. If you drain it on the wrong stand, you may be leaving a quantity of old dirty oil in the sump which is the culprit. Even a small amount of old oil will have that effect. An easy error to make! However, depending how old and how many miles you have done you could easily flush the engine with a proprietory flushing oil or additive. But I think firstly I would not use a flushing oil or additive in the first instance. I would simply drain the old oil, leave the old filter in place and refill with some cheap oil of the correct grade. Then ride the bike for 10 miles and after letting it cool a little, just change the oil again (and filter this time) using the best oil you can afford. I bet it stays clean for a lot longer after that.
Perhaps my comparison is flawed... When i see clean oil after my car's oil change, it's on the dipstick, which is a metal bar. When i see the oil on the bike, it's through an inspection window, therefore it's apples and pears really. Maybe if i looked through an inspection window for the car's oil check, i'd see that dirty too... oh well, it's too late at night to think straight now.
