Mouse
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My bike's in warranty and I've been doing all sorts of fiddling with it 
As long as you are competent it won't cause a problem with the warranty.
Changing the oil is pretty easy, I don't have any pics but here's a quick description:
1 - Warm up the engine by going for a little ride.
2 - Remove sump guard and put a container under the bike to catch the oil and undo the oil drain plug. It's a hex key type bolt on the bottom of the sump.
3 - while the oil is draining out, remove the oil filter. You'll probably need a special tool to do this - I used a modified (with an angle grinder) Halfords one.
4 - Clean up the various mating surfaces.
5 - Fill new oil filter with clean oil, and smear a small amount of oil onto the rubber seal.
6 - Fit new oil filter to the bike, tightening to 12Nm.
7 - Refit drain plug (preferably with new washer), tightening to 32Nm.
8 - Pour clean oil into filler hole, capacity is 3950ml but I just put in a whole 4 litre container.
9 - Replace filler cap.
10 - Start engine. If the oil warning light doesn't go out, stop it immediately. With engine running, check under the bike for leaks.
11 - Assuming there are no leaks, replace the sump guard.
As long as you are competent it won't cause a problem with the warranty.Changing the oil is pretty easy, I don't have any pics but here's a quick description:
1 - Warm up the engine by going for a little ride.
2 - Remove sump guard and put a container under the bike to catch the oil and undo the oil drain plug. It's a hex key type bolt on the bottom of the sump.
3 - while the oil is draining out, remove the oil filter. You'll probably need a special tool to do this - I used a modified (with an angle grinder) Halfords one.
4 - Clean up the various mating surfaces.
5 - Fill new oil filter with clean oil, and smear a small amount of oil onto the rubber seal.
6 - Fit new oil filter to the bike, tightening to 12Nm.
7 - Refit drain plug (preferably with new washer), tightening to 32Nm.
8 - Pour clean oil into filler hole, capacity is 3950ml but I just put in a whole 4 litre container.
9 - Replace filler cap.
10 - Start engine. If the oil warning light doesn't go out, stop it immediately. With engine running, check under the bike for leaks.
11 - Assuming there are no leaks, replace the sump guard.
