2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R First Service Tutorial: Oil Change, Coolant Refill, and Chain

Save a few hundred dollars by following this step by step guide to performing your first service on the 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R. It's easy and you can do it too!

[@roguethrottle]

good video. I'd recommend not using air to try to drain out more oil, use some fresh oil since youll have over half quart extra to flush out first. A lot of people have dirty, wet air in their air compressors. Also a micrometer at the chain tightening step makes it so alignment is perfect too. About to do the first service on my 2024 black zx6r also

[@MaxamillionEd]

very good point. my compressor is new and drained daily, but I never thought of dirty wet air on older compressors. Never thought of using a micrometer. I'll definitely start using that tool for chain adjustment now.

[@roguethrottle]

@@MaxamillionEd thats badass man cool to see someone receptive! Looks like you do great work keep it up

[@SKEEZOTHEREALSKEEZO]

I did my first and second oil change at 200 and 900. Ive heard a lot of people say it helps get rid of the metal shavings and beter for the engine break in. Who knows. Nice bike i have the same setup but RPW

[@ScooterNinja]

i did my first service at 250km/1 month as my running were low.. now its at 1400km and my second service is scheduled next month .. should i skip the oil change? dealership said you can skip it and get your oil changed every year as your running is low..

[@MaxamillionEd]

That’s one way to do it.

[@MaxamillionEd]

Why is your bike running low on oil? Is it a 2 stroke or 4 stroke?

[@SmokeyTheBear00]

@@ScooterNinjayou shouldn’t be “running low” unless you have a leak or you’re burning oil. Also I wouldn’t listen to that guy. One oil change a year is not nearly enough.

[@SKEEZOTHEREALSKEEZO]

@@SmokeyTheBear00 I think he means he's not really riding the bike. His mileage is low idk tho

[@carolopwz]

Felicitaciones primo

[@eddie_santos]

Great info Eddie

[@Justbored27]

Would the engine mess up if I top off the coolant with what you show in your video? because the coolant is green and you have blue. Genuine question, I want to do this as well but still new.

[@MaxamillionEd]

What you want to check is propylene glycol and ethylene glycol on the bottle. Kawasaki uses a green one and Honda uses the same exact formula but it’s blue. If you were to mix ethylene with propylene let’s say half and half you’ll have weaker cooling because they each react at different temps. If you were to mix the two and just did a top off where one ratio is way more than the other type you’ll be ok.

[@adambaxterr]

Use new oil to wet filter o ring

[@nooplayer9742]

Doesn't matter much...

[@MaxamillionEd]

Unless you were rubbing oil and mud together over the rubber o ring, you'll be fine with a little of the old oil

[@BigbubbaJ1000]

That chain is too tight

[@MaxamillionEd]

1.2-1.6 inches is within spec.