Having read somewhere herein about a guy having done his first trans oil change finding “chunks” on the magnetic drain plug, made me decide doing my first oil change early, - at 97 hours. It’s only oil and the procedure is a piece of cake. Considering that the new transmission was probably swirling with bits of shaved off metal bits, thought I’d like to clean house early to get a feel for what size/shape particles were picked up by the magnetic plug in the first few hours of gear grinding and missed shifts. Happy to report there was only a relatively small amount of “fuzz” covering the magnetic tip, - no chunks with numbers. Cleaned the plug with alcohol and removed the remaining metal fuzz with masking tape which I find doesn’t transfer the sticky to the plug, reinstalled the drain plug and filled up with one of the recommended oils, Repsol. It comes in 1 liter bottles with a cute plastic filler straw that pulls out from the cap. Chose the Repsol because the 1 liter bottle eliminates any guessing, - it’s 1 liter out, 1 liter in. Using quart quantity bottles, you have to add just a squiz more oil from a new bottle which entails monitoring the oil piss hole for proper level. A comment on the drain plug copper crush gasket/washer, - it's soft. Had to reuse mine because my order for spares hadn't arrived yet, but don't think I'll be using the original for a third time. Suggest ordering a half dozen well ahead of your scheduled oil change.
Got a little weary trying to match the required oil specs (as found in the Owner's Manual) with actual product and was finally able getting actual product information from Brammo Service as follows:
Composition Requirements:
• Synthetic
• SAE 10W-30 weight oil.
• Detergent free.
• Wet clutch compatible.
• JASO-MA/MA1/MA2
Here is a list of Brammo Approved oils;
Approved Oil Listing by Brand Name:
• Amsoil Synthetic SAE10W-30 API-GL1 API-SL JASO-MA2 Motorcycle Oil (Wet Clutch Approved).
• Lucas Synthetic SAE10W-30 API-SL Motorcycle Oil (Wet Clutch Approved).
• Castrol Power 1 4T SAE10W-30 API-SJ JASO-MA2 Motorcycle Oil (Wet Clutch Approved).
• Motorex Top Speed 4T Synthetic SAE10W-30 API-SL JASO-MA Motorcycle Oil (Wet Clutch Approved).
• Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T SAE10W-30 API-SL JASO-MA2 Motorcycle Oil (Wet Clutch Approved).
• Repsol Moto Racing HMEOC 4T SAE10W-30 API-SJ JASO-MA Motorcycle Oil (Wet Clutch Approved).
