Beginners guide to motorcycle servicing without a garage - servicing my Kawasaki ER5 on the roadside

[@deepspace_motorcycle]

Just a mention about oil capacity to clarify: the 3.4 litres printed on the casing by the oil window is actually the dry capacity. The ER5 manual states capacity after oil and filter change is 3 litres, oil change without filter change is 2.8 litres. Apologies, i meant to reference this in the video but I've done a short on it showing manual etc, here: kzbin.infoMOljERF4Yts?feature=share

[@garybiker9092]

Very good vid bro....doing work on the road no garage or shed...Top man...

[@deepspace_motorcycle]

Thanks man! Can't beat the fresh air that way, but it's got a leaky old roof 🤣

[@torijohns4301]

Great video, all that hard work paid off 😊

[@deepspace_motorcycle]

Thank you! I enjoyed doing it, even if there were a couple of hiccups ;)

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Great vid Stu. Really helpful for someone who needs a little boost in confidence to do it. If you have a Dremel or similar you can put a little slit in the master cylinder bolts and use a flat head on them.

[@deepspace_motorcycle]

Thank you Charlie, much appreciated! That's a good plan on the Dremel; I do have one but it's mains powered. I will give that a go I reckon it's the best chance to get the old ones out!

[@2strokeguru76]

Kawasaki call for 3.4 litres of oil It clearly states on the engine case. Pal just saying lol

[@2strokeguru76]

So you are a 100ml short of 1/2, a litre short of oil pal

[@deepspace_motorcycle]

Ah no, the 3.4 is from dry. It's 2.8 if you're just doing oil, 3 if you're doing oil and filter and 3.4 from dry/rebuild

[@torijohns4301]

What are you going to do about the master cylinder?

[@deepspace_motorcycle]

Not sure yet. I'll seek advice on that I think... Maybe I'll end up replacing the whole chamber yet. Anyway, at least it's some subject for a new video one day!

[@torijohns4301]

@@deepspace_motorcycle yes definitely

[@deepspace_motorcycle]

@@torijohns4301 all part of the fun ;)