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On your bike the engine and spline oil is shared. You have to drain from the pan plug, and then from the spline (the drain plug is on the left side and drains over the outside exhaust pipe.

The spline holds a fair amount of oil and is a necessary part of a proper oil change.
 
waterman said:
Question for you, how is your shifting now that you changed engine oil? I had been missing 2nd gear every once in a while and since oil change haven't missed yet.
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i changed the oil when i got the bike about 6 weeks ago...BEFORE i had ridden it...so i don't know the before and after picture.

my shifting problem is this: almost always, i cannot get from first to neutral. i have to get up to 2d (usually with great difficulty if the bike is not moving), and then lightly tap down from 2d into neutral.

i am trying to learn about this stuff, and could use some suggestions that this newbie might explore.
 
boathead said:
i changed the oil when i got the bike about 6 weeks ago...BEFORE i had ridden it...so i don't know the before and after picture.

my shifting problem is this: almost always, i cannot get from first to neutral. i have to get up to 2d (usually with great difficulty if the bike is not moving), and then lightly tap down from 2d into neutral.

i am trying to learn about this stuff, and could use some suggestions that this newbie might explore.
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Adjust the clutch to add more freeplay. If that doesn't help, the clutch plates may be sticking together; pull the clutch apart and check all the parts per the service manual specifications.
 
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