BrianK said:Might be worth kicking over a bunch of times with the ignition off (plugs out makes it MUCH easier) or (if you're truly paranoid - not necessarily a bad thing, BTW) removing the plugs and putting in gear and pushing around the block, in either case, to get some oil pumped up to the top end (and thence down the pushrod tubes onto the cam lobes). You're gonna want to kick over with clutch in a few times to free that up also.
ludwig said:Why would you do that for ??singring said:... after a suitable warmup..
ludwig said:After sitting for 6 months it is very likely that all oil is in the sump .swooshdave said:..Because it will flow out better warm?
ludwig said:Starting the bike like that , (with the risk of boling a seal ? ) ride it for 10 min to warm it up , wait another 5 to let the oil settle , just to make it flow better ??
Do you heat up the new oil before pouting it in ?
ludwig said:Exactly !swooshdave said:.. When DRAINING the oil you want to get out as much as you can..
now SD, think about it : after your last ride of the season , you put the bike in your garage , with HOT oil in the engine , right ?
This HOT oil drains down into the sump , for a whole 6 months , right ?
( well ,I suppose it will be cooled down by then ..)
Then you drain that COLD oil ..ok , it may run slightly slower than hot oil , but you'll ALLWAYS get more oil out than draining hot oil .
swooshdave said:Try this. Take a jar with oil nasty oil in it. Cold. Like you like it. Pour it out.
Take another jar of nasty oil, warm it up. Pour it out.
Which one has more residue?