The oil catch bottle and drain
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Nice write-up. BTW, I've always been able to wrestle the bottle out without having to remove that lower cover. I think a good mod would be to either relocate the bottle or extend the lower tubing and route it so it would be easier to access. I rarely check mine because in almost 33K miles I've never had any oil to speak of in the bottle -- I guess I'm too easy on the engine.
I've never needed to undo the lower rightside panel to drain te bottle. I can just pull it out, and I push it in just on top of the lower panel. I drain it every month, there's allways something to come out, sometimes quit a lot of oil comes out. I guess i'm not soo soft on the engine...
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I've never removed the covers or even moved the bottle much when draining it. A semi-long set of needle nose pliers going in along the swing arm to move the spring clip then pull the plug at the bottom of the bottle. Drain. Replug and reclip.
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Thanks a lot for opening this topic! I'm a beginner when it comes to maintenance and didn't even know there was such a thing as a drain bottle 
. This kind of info is great for people like me.
So when preparing my bike for the better weather today, I drained the bottle. Without removing the panel by the way.
Here's the harvest:
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. This kind of info is great for people like me. So when preparing my bike for the better weather today, I drained the bottle. Without removing the panel by the way.
Here's the harvest:
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idk, maybe I'm not as green as some of u guys. I just pulled the plug on mine and routed another hose over to the chain. my own oiler!
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Lol, Ive heard of this. Does it actually work the way its supposed to? I just lube the chain every 500 miles, since its got a centerstand, its wicked easy.
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Look at the picture above. Would you run dirty black oil on your chain? I would think that a) there's very little oil actually getting on the chain so you still have to lube and clean it, and b) you'd be adding more dirt than oil which would shorten chain life. I'm on my 3rd set of chain and sprockets. Expensive enough as is without something shortening the lifespan.
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well considering that i change my oil every 1500 or so and i use motul 15/50 ester and also use jp1 lube on my chain every 500 or after i wash my bike. but its just a lil boost. and my chain has lasted longer this time after i ran the oiler.
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Craig,
I'm with you as far as the quantity of oil it would drip onto the chain is concerned, but the quality of the oil is another matter.
Yes the oil is black, but any blackness must be due to suspended carbon and soot.
If you think about where the old oil has come from, then there is very little chance of any grit getting into the catch bottle.
hmm
What I would be worried about is the fact that the oil would be dripping on the outside of the chain. It would probably be swung off right away! This isn't the thickest oil available.
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