Which oil drain pan do you use?

[HaulinAshe]

Some of you may remember that I recently broke my left arm racing MX. Well, I am barely healed enough to ride the FJR, but I could not sit and stare at that brand new (to me) bike any longer. So I put a couple hundred miles on her this weekend and changed the oil when I was done. (for good measure and so that I would know when it was last done).

I can't begin to put the bike on the backstand. I asked one of my buddies to try and he could not do it because of unfamiliarity with the bike and fear of tipping it if something went wrong.

My question is what oil drain pan do you use, and will it work with the bike on the side stand?

Second question is how the heck do you get the FJR on the back stand? Is there a trick?

 

[Bike Effects]

Some of you may remember that I recently broke my left arm racing MX. Well, I am barely healed enough to ride the FJR, but I could not sit and stare at that brand new (to me) bike any longer. So I put a couple hundred miles on her this weekend and changed the oil when I was done. (for good measure and so that I would know when it was last done).
I can't begin to put the bike on the backstand. I asked one of my buddies to try and he could not do it because of unfamiliarity with the bike and fear of tipping it if something went wrong.

My question is what oil drain pan do you use, and will it work with the bike on the side stand?

Second question is how the heck do you get the FJR on the back stand? Is there a trick?

First question. Whatever cheapo Kragen or whatever will fit under the bike while on the side stand. Second question...just stand on the center stand while lifting the hand hold. It is not too bad, just technique.

 

[Ignacio]

Second question is how the heck do you get the FJR on the back stand? Is there a trick?

Biggest trick for me that I didn't get......is THAT THERE REALLY IS A HANDHOLD THERE. Not just a spot one puts their hand....kinda because it could work, but a cutout on the left side (as you're sitting on it) that they really designed for your right hand to lift.

Don't ask how I learned this tidbit, but just in case you were stumped as me....

 

[Rogue]

I have a couple drain pans I picked up a auto parts stores. They work fine.

To put it on the center stand:

Stand it up straight.

Put your right foot on the center stand tang and just let it touch the ground.

Move the bike left and right until you can feel both feet of the center stand are touching the ground.

Put your right hand under the handle under the passenger seat while holding the left bar with your left hand.

Stand on the center stand tang while lifting the handle.

It will go right up.

If you are worried have someone stand on the other side of the bike to catch it until you feel you have the hang of it.

It was really simple after owning a Connie, I dropped my Connie the first day I had it putting it on the center stand right after filling it up. :blink:

 

[C&C]

As was said in the previous posts, plus, make sure the front wheel is centered (pointing straight), this raises the bike ever so slightly but makes lifting it somewhat easier.

 

[Geezer]

You can use just about any plastic container that has enough volume and doesn't melt when the warm oil hits it. I use an old oil container I had that came with hydraulic oil in it for my tractor. I think it was two or two and a half gallons. I cut one side open and trimmed it down to fit under my vehicles. The pouring spout makes it easy to pour the old oil into my waste oil container.

 

[SouthernCruizer]

To get it on the center stand easily...when facing the bike, angle your body a few degrees (maybe 10 deg.) towards the rear of the bike...left hand on left handlebar grip...right hand on the grab handle...right foot on the center stand lever...using both hands, straighten bike up, keeping lots of pressure on center stand with your foot...when you can feel that the bike is centered and both sides of center stand are making contact with the ground, "step" onto the center stand fully with your right foot, even to the point of picking up your left foot completely. Since you are already slighty facing the rear of the bike, the bike will easily lift up and back.

Jay

'04 FJR 1300

 

[Feejer/Weejer man]

Everyone omitted put the bike in neutral, no clutch to hold in no back wheel to lock up. Increased the ease of lift substantially.

 

[Leghorn]

+1 on Rogue and Southern Cruizer, especially the part about "stepping" into it. It's a lot easier if you put most of the effort into the right leg -- much larger/stronger muscles than the arm and hand.

I drain the oil into an enamel turkey pan -- easy to clean. While the oil is draining, I place the support rack (that came with the pan) across a corner of the pan and drain the used filter into the pan at the same time.

 

[HaulinAshe]

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Ooops, sorry! It was purely a manly gesture.

Supporting the left bar with the mostly disfunctional left arm was tricky. But there really IS a handle. Wow!!! I put it on the stand first try and without too much pain to the healing lefty.

Thanks for the back stand help. And I'm going tomorrow to buy myself a turkey pan because my oil drain pan is still too darn high to fit under the bike!

 

[madmike2]

Thanks for the back stand help. And I'm going tomorrow to buy myself a turkey pan because my oil drain pan is still too darn high to fit under the bike!

Uhm, yeah! It would be a bit difficult to get the FJR up on the dirtbike stand you're used to. Milk crate?

 

[fjrchik]

Autozone my man!

Here's my drain pan.

pardon the furball. she sits on everything newly brought home.

 

[fjrupnorth]

If you have difficulty lifting the bike onto the centre stand but are confident with the technique here is a trick to reduce the lifting weight.

Put the bike on the side stand. Step on the centre stand, grab the lift bar and then put most of your weight onto the centre stand while quickly bringing the bike to an upright position. Do this as if you are going to push the bike over onto its right side. When the right pad of the centre stand hits the floor the bike's momentum from left to right will pop it up onto the centre stand with minimal lifting effort.

 

[motorgod]

To get the bike on the center stand, you'll need these:

 

[fjrchik]

To get the bike on the center stand, you'll need these:

So what's the part number on that one??? Where can I order him?? Is that an official Yamaha accessory? :dribble:

 

[HaulinAshe]

If I don't hurry up and heal, my right arm is going to look just like that! The left one however, seems to be resembling my wallet after a farkle hunt.

 

[Rogue]

To get the bike on the center stand, you'll need these:

So what's the part number on that one??? Where can I order him?? Is that an official Yamaha accessory? :dribble:

Look about 2" above where you were looking.... its part # 136.

 

[MrVvrroomm]

Muscle has nothing to do with getting ANY bike on a centerstand. I can put a GL1800 on its centerstand with stocking feet. Can do same with FJR. It's all about technique. Use that thick muscle that resides between your ears. (snickering)

 

[MrVvrroomm]

I don't use an oil drain pan. I pull my bike down to the end of my driveway, dig a hole in the gravel and drain the used oil into it. I then cover the hole with the gravel set aside from step 1.

The used filter just gets tossed into the pond across the street.