Oil Change Rant
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From: Ocala, FL
My 'B' motor on my previous '05 Deuce never could keep from spilling oil in 34 changes. On my 2011 RGU I bought an H-D orange oil filter drian "THING". It took four oil changes to learn how to use it and I am proud to say did not spill a single drop, not a drop on the fourth change.
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From: Blaine, WA
It fits a little better if you cut a slot to fit around the CPS and I think it helps if you push on it while unscrewing the filter.
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From: Calgary eh
you dudes are way to clean. I pull the drain plug, while it running out I spin off the k/n filter. Then I try to use the catch basin to get both streams but it's always draining along the frame and finding new routes to follow so half the oil ends up on the floor. Once I've put it back together, I back out the bike and get about shovel full of sawdust from under the table saw to mop up the spilled oil. The rest i dump in the alley. Then next time I'm at the car wash I make sure I blast the area that had the oil. Presto, done, stress free. 
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From: Altoona, Pa.
Do you have a oil cooler on your bike? You should try to get the filter off with a cooler down there. No room to do anything so I just let the oil run and doesnt take too much time to wipe it all down there.
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From: The little state of Delaware
I have one, use it every change, just make sure you get it all the way back past the filter housing, never a drop anywhere. It works!
