No Oil Change in 4 Years
Purchased 2012 1199S in 2021 with 9135 Kms. Changed oil in May 2022. Never changed oil after that but didn't ride it excessively either. Fast forward to today, 12275 Kms. Sat through Calgary winter. First start up just to warm it up to drain oil to change it.
Warmed it up to 102 degrees C, drained oil. It drained completely or at least no drops falling down anymore. Then was trying to take filter cap off but could only take 1 bolf off. Second is either torqued too hard or somehow stuck. And I had to leave to take my wife to emergency.
The oil is cold now in the filter. How big of a deal it is to take the plug out tomorrow and replace with new one?
How much damage I would have done by now by being an ignorant mess and not changing oil?
What steps I can take or must take to reduce damage and to clean out dirty oil as much as I can. Or any other recommendations.
And yes, I agree this bike totally deserves someone better.