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[demingrickjames]

The Yamaha riders forum is sadly lacking in the thread department. (It would seem I'm the only Yamaha rider here)

The one lonely post here (by me) just needed some company, so here it is.

I changed the oil on the mighty Stratoliner today, and what chore.

Why is it that something that looks so easy turns out to be a royal pain in the a$$? This is the second one I've done on this bike and it doesn't seem to be getting any easier. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

I got the job done in about an hour, but it should have only taken 30 minutes.

Oh well, better luck next time.

[jedishon]

Do not worry. You might be the only (or our first) Yamaha rider, But you are not alone.. We are all friends here....

Jerry

[smokey2255]

Do you have to take the exhaust loose to change your oil filter. I know the vstars do and that would so suck.

See you out there
Smokey
PS the rest of the post hos will be along shortly.

[demingrickjames]

No, the filter on the Strat is a spin on and is on the lower front of the frame. The hard part is in the draining; there are three drain plugs just ror the engine oil.

The jack I have works, but you have to move it at least once to get to all three plugs.

I have an idea for a jig to put on top of the jack to make things a little easier, but it's still in the early stages of "engineering".

[jedishon]

Do you have to take the exhaust loose to change your oil filter. I know the vstars do and that would so suck.

See you out there
Smokey
PS the rest of the post hos will be along shortly.

Hey I resemble that remark......

And so you wont feel so lonely heres a pic of my old V-Star 1100..
I did have to remove the exhaust to change the oil...

[Muntz]

Do you have to take the exhaust loose to change your oil filter. I know the vstars do and that would so suck.

See you out there
Smokey
PS the rest of the post hos will be along shortly.

Welcome to the site. I dont know any post hos

[demingrickjames]

[quote="jedishon"][quote="smokey2255"]Do you have to take the exhaust loose to change your oil filter. I know the vstars do and that would so suck.

And so you wont feel so lonely heres a pic of my old V-Star 1100..
I did have to remove the exhaust to change the oil...

My wife rides a V Star 1100 Classic. I'm going to get the Barons filter relocation kit for it because I don"t want to have to do that.

[jedishon]

Had I kept that bike, that would have been my next mod....

Jerry

[Toasted_311]

I've got a tip for ya....our Xs have 2 plugs and I don't use the jack, but no normal oil pan would fit under the bike either...so I got 2 of those 9x13 aluminum cake pans...the cheap throw away ones, from walmart...one pan up front and one pan in the back...drain both at the same time and i've never filled both pans up.

Xs hold 4 quarts of oil and only one of the pans is near full.

That should speed ya up.

Welcome to the group too.

[demingrickjames]

Thanks for the tip.

The Strato has no center stand and sits very low to the ground, but this method may work.

I might have a problem with the amount of oil though. The bike is air and oil cooled, so it holds a total of 5.2 quarts of oil. About 2.5 of that drops when I remove the reservoir drain plug.

[jedishon]

I park mine on top of 2x4's, tires and side stand, that way I can get a bigger pan underneath...
Jerry

[demingrickjames]

Ahhhhhhh.....Blind are those that refuse to see!! What a simple solution to a complex problem.

"Don't fuck with the Jedi Master,son." (Mark Hamill-Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)

I hink my problem may very well be solved. I'll let you know in 4,000 miles.

[mastermechanic]

Well I'm a Yamaha Rider too with a 1999 Venture. I'm sure we won't be the only ones for long.

[demingrickjames]

Well, there goes the neighborhood.

Welcome aboard!

[jedishon]

Well, there goes the neighborhood.

Welcome aboard!

Just keeps getting bigger and better.....Gotta love it....

Jerry

[darkstar]

the oil change on my 1100 classic takes bout as long as it does to poor out the oil an screw on a new filter,
i am using a FATS oil relocation kit, so i dont have to remove the floorboard,exhoust pipe, remove the internal filter,

there is one group in yahoo bout yamaha but they would flame the crap out of ya for going to the darkside,
i cought hell for my spelling!

any word on what tire to use>? for my star?
lookin at a kmho 165/80/15 wonder if i can go wider? just for looks!

darkstar

[skittels]

ok while I have been researching for a long time and thinking and waiting for a good bunch of info on darksideing my royal tour deluxe 97 but she will be getting the fatness in the spring
the bike I will be testing my likes/dislikes on my second most ridden bike an 03 intruder1500 stock tire 180/70 15 the tire that my research and wallet seem to be pointing at is General Altimax HP 195/65-15 Tire Price: $58
if this goes half as well as I read that it has for others the highly modded royal will be sporting a darksider tire by mid spring after I have burned off her brand new metzler 880
so in the next 6 months or so you can look forward to pics of that
till then I am purchasing the darkside tire for the intruder this Friday and will hopefully have it on in the next two weeks and photos taken before and after a 500 mile break in

[czech]

Enter General Altimax into the search field above for reviews on the tire. Lots of good info comes up !!!

Czech

[Steve-O]

Thanks for the tips on changing oil in the Stratoliner. I'll be doing this shortly. What filter and oil do you recommend?

[quadancer]

Be glad for the extra drain holes, at least you can get all the oil out, unlike our Harleys, unless we use a scavenger.
Friend of mine put the oil filter relocator on his and went back to stock and removing the exhaust. Reason being, he put
cams and some carb work in it and the empty space where the old filter was drains and has to fill when starting the bike,
leaving no oil pressure for a while. Evidently there are some articles on this, and the cam people told him to go back too.

[lurch59]

I am a strat rider and I have learned a lot. i just got a 06 Strat and I changed the oil in a hour and half so ya beat me. i had a Venture for 2 years. i went 5 years after a bad crash in 04 and changed from honda to yamaha. i don't think I will go back to honda i love my Strat and i am a Yamaha man now. i used to have a 92 Wing.

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