For the new riders out there! Back to the basics, changing oil. 2022 Triumph Speed Twin 1200 Castrol 4T Full synthetic HiFlo HF204RC filter: amzn.to/3T6Noqj
I have always been a "hot" oil change guy, but listening to your rationale for a "cold" oil change, it sounded logical, and I was willing to give it a shot. For my Speed Twin, my first oil change at about 500 miles was my typical "hot" protocol: with the bike cold, loosen the oil filter enough to make sure it's an easy twist off when it's warmed up, then start the engine, bring it up to temp, shut it off, and complete the oil and filter change normally. When refilling the crankcase, it took a measured 3.5 liters of oil with the new filter. Today, I followed your "cold" protocol, waiting a significant period of time for the used oil to drain out of the drain plug hole and the filter bypass. Refilling the crankcase today, I was only able to put in 3.3 liters of oil with a new oil filter. I followed my same oil filling protocol as usual, putting in less than the specification amount, run it up to temp, shut down, wait, and then check level, add more as needed. So in my hands, I believe I am getting more used oil out of the engine and oil pan when the engine is hot. I believe there must be cold, viscous oil sitting in the pan, not able to drain out even though there is less oil remaining in the upper parts of the engine. My 2 cents...
Interesting... I may do an experiment... When I do mine, I always have to put the full amount in to get the level where I want... I wonder if more is in the filter when you do it hot? On paper, both sound plausible... Hot oil thins and flows out better, but a lot of it will be up in the motor rather than the pan. Cold oil flows slower, but its had a day or two to all drain into the pan... In the end, it probably doesn't make a difference... If you change the oil and filter often and with quality oil, it probably doesn't make much difference to the motor... Hmmm....
I know how to do an oil change but I'm gladly watching this!!! Thanks! And I would like to vote for a "Basics for new riders" series. Also, bar riser update, no longer needed, what you said before stuck to my brain now weight is on the front of the bike and even if we don't have corners here, it made a difference in the riding position and no more issues.
Can't ever get bored of the basics Dave .. Always done my warm n let settle for hour but you give good reasons for cold ..like I said can't learn enough of the basics... would be good if at some point you could do bleeding of the brakes, especially with abs if possible... Obviously I may have to wait year or so 🤗 but maybe that could be an installment of Dave's Garage ( talking of which) would be my choice.. simple but effective 👍 thanks
Goodafternoon.Do you have a video of the puig windscreen install on the R1?Trying to get a clear understanding of how to remove without breaking the clips.
I do not. It's one of those things where you jut kinda gently twist and pull on it, increasing a little pressure at a time till it just pops loose. Putting the new one on is easy.
You know, I used to do that on other bikes where the filter goes straight up, but then I went a couple years with bikes that didn't allow for that so I sorta got out of the habit.
Thanks Dave. You mentioned air filter change later. What are your thoughts on the aftermarket air filters like DNK and K&N? Or will you stick with the OEM filter?
There are very few air filters that give true gains... Sprint is one, but the 3-4hp you see is on an R1 or ZX10R, so as a percentage, the difference is small. Those bikes also have much larger filters, airboxes and ram air ducts. So any filter I might pop in, would be for the convenience of washing and re-oiling it, not for any performance gains. K&N, DNA or BMC street filters is what I will be using on this bike.
@@SquireSCA good explanation, will the bike run more lean with an aftermarket air filter and you would therefore increase the AFR and F trim tables to richen? I'm ready to change air filters on my 2019 and deciding whether to go with an aftermarket.
Hi Dave great videos you do .Just a quick question why did you buy the speed twin if your a go fast track kind of guy? I own the same bike but just a bit curious cheers
It's nice to have different bikes from other ends of the spectrum. Different experience, ya know? So I have the triumph for a daily and cruising, and the ninja for riding like an idiot. Lol
@@SquireSCA Only asking because you're spending money on performance. Interesting the guy shop where I brought my bike from likened the bike to a Iron fist in a silk glove I thought that was a good sum up. cheers
I just want it to be the best that it can be. It's never gonna beat an R1 at anything, but I like having a "sleeper" bike. If I am fast on the ZX14R, people just chalk it up to being a really fast bike. If I do and play around in the mtns on the Speed Twin, people dismiss it as some sort of cruiser... and so when you hang with them, they don't expect it...
Hi.I purchased the 2022 R1.I waited almost a year to get it.I watch your R1 videos which was very informative.I love the bike but having to slip the clutch is killing my high.my question is,once I flash do I still have to or does flashing eliminate all that.?Did you have the fuel cut off or on?I am basically looking for smoothness all the way around
On the R1, when you do the decat like I did, it gets rid of all the CAT converters, so go ahead and eliminate the fuel cut with the flash. As far as slipping the clutch from a stock, that is still there because of the gearing. Go up 1 tooth on the rear sprocket.
I noticed you have the front wheel off the ground, where do you measure your horzontal level from to read the correct level. Do you have a video on Speed Twin cooant change/flush? Thank you.
Same way you would normally. The site window is a circle, so despite rotating it 2 degrees by having the front wheel in a chock, it doesn't really change the level significantly. Maybe 1mm? If you want, you can always put the rear into a stand as well, and that will level it off, but if it makes more than a 0.5 ounce difference, I would be amazed... The oil level has to be within a given range, between the lines.. It's not like 1 ounce one way or the other makes a difference. Now, if you are over or under by half a liter or more, then yeah...
I haven't done a coolant flush yet... Probably won't do that for awhile, as all 3 bikes and both cars are all 2022 models, so no real need to do that yet...
