I recently got my first ever motorcycle (2011 V Star 250). But I noticed a small oil leak, so I checked it out and saw an unusual setup (I think). It looks like a regular drain plug with a bolt in it. The bigger bolt seems to have been intentionally fused in place. The leak appears to be coming...

I changed the oil in my bike a couple of days ago here in the Pacific Northwest and i went from a 20W-50 to a 10W-40. after the oil change the bike shifted good for about 30 minutes and then started to get progressively harder to shift until almost unshift able, Ive noticed that the longer i...

Hello everybody, I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. Just had a quick question regarding an oil change. I just got my bike a little over a month ago and I'm looking to do an oil change this weekend. I have everything I need, or at least I thought, because my oil drain pan won't fit...