JACoH
Cruisin' Guzzisti
Performed my first gearbox oil change yesterday, have been studying it, wondering if it could be done without removing the RH exhaust pipe because it looks like the plug is too close to the crossover pipe to be removed. After a 50 mile ride in 45 degree weather, I grabbed my open ended 24 mm wrench (which is about a foot long) and it fit nicely above the header pipe allowing a quick and easy removal of the plug, which safely dropped into the plastic drain pan undamaged. And it could be retrieved because the oil drains very slowly with the filter in the way. The filter can then be pulled out with long needle nose pliers. Opening the filler plug then allows the rest of the oil to drain, which I let it do overnight. Reverse the procedure with new o'rings, and oil, easy peasy.