[Clay Dowling]

Local shops charge $70-$80 to change the oil, which seems outrageous to me. Motorcycles are a lot easier to do the change on than a car, which goes for half the price. So I change my own. Pretty easy to do.

Hopefully you’ll become much more mechanically inclined as you progress through your bike’s maintenance. It’s easier than you might initially think, and there’s quite a bit of pleasure in being able to take care of your own bike without paying somebody else.