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[spook120]

I was wondering can the primary cover be changed with the bike on the side stand without a lube spilling out of the primary?  This is on a 2017 CVO SG.  Thanks in advance.

[havenolife]

no you will lose so it must be level to check n fill so some will come out and you cant put the right amount back in like that

[Rooster]

What he said and to make filling cleaner and easier buy the little orange funnel to refill. This little thing works great unlike most of the catchers for the oil filter. If you don't have a lift the Craftsman lift at about $100. works great for getting your bike sitting straight up and also great for cleaning your back wheel. There are much better and more expensive lifts out there but for $100. you can't go wrong IMO.

[ultrarider123]

What he said and to make filling cleaner and easier buy the little orange funnel to refill. This little thing works great unlike most of the catchers for the oil filter. If you don't have a lift the Craftsman lift at about $100. works great for getting your bike sitting straight up and also great for cleaning your back wheel. There are much better and more expensive lifts out there but for $100. you can't go wrong IMO.

I'll second both suggestions.  I have the $100 Craftsman lift and have for about 5 years now.  Works like a charm.  I would like to invest in a table lift at some point but this works for what I need now.  The orange funnel is a given and looks like this:

[ultrarider123]

installed

[grc]

I was wondering can the primary cover be changed with the bike on the side stand without a lube spilling out of the primary?  This is on a 2017 CVO SG.  Thanks in advance.

If you're just changing to a different primary cover for esthetic reasons, I'd suggest waiting until you do your next oil change.  You can't change the cover without losing the fluid.  You are talking about the actual outer primary cover, not just the derby cover, right?

Jerry

[Designflaw]

If you mean the Derby cover yes you can but must be up right. If you mean the primary cover no you can't .

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[skratch]

the 2017 sg has the narrow primary cover.  if you take the derby cover off with the bike on the sidestand, you will lose fluid (if it's properly filled).  if you have it standing up vertical, then you can change the derby cover with no problem.

on the older bikes with the regular primary cover, you could take off the derby cover while on the sidestand.  but I found out after changing my regular cover out for a narrow, that when refilling, if it is not vertical, you won't be able to fill it with the recommended amount of fluid.

[spook120]

Yes, meant derby cover, I should have been more specific.  Have the funny little plastic deal, on my 06 I could change fluid by myself with bike on sidestand, that's what I was wondering with the 17.  Had a table lift and sold it as I found it took up way to much space for the limited use it got.  It got replaced with a 4 post car lift.  Anyway, now I know the answer to that question.  Guess I will hijack one of my buddies for 15 minutes to change the cover.  Want to change the 114 to a 117 which is more appropriate for my bike.  According to my local parts guy the CVO 117 cover is not a restricted item so for $120 I ordered it.  Thanks for the replies and suggestions. Appreciated.

[KGB]

Yes, meant derby cover, I should have been more specific.  Have the funny little plastic deal, on my 06 I could change fluid by myself with bike on sidestand, that's what I was wondering with the 17.  Had a table lift and sold it as I found it took up way to much space for the limited use it got.  It got replaced with a 4 post car lift.  Anyway, now I know the answer to that question.  Guess I will hijack one of my buddies for 15 minutes to change the cover.  Want to change the 114 to a 117 which is more appropriate for my bike.  According to my local parts guy the CVO 117 cover is not a restricted item so for $120 I ordered it.  Thanks for the replies and suggestions. Appreciated.

You could get the derby cover from Surdyke or BoardTracker for $98.00

http://www.surdyke.com/Search.aspx   Part number 25700747

http://www.boardtrackerharleyonline.com/product/25700747_COVER,CL,BLACK

[spook120]

Thanks for the heads up!

[ssls6]

I was wondering can the primary cover be changed with the bike on the side stand without a lube spilling out of the primary?  This is on a 2017 CVO SG.  Thanks in advance.

You can put a board under the jiffy stand to get "near" level.  Don't go full level, never go full level (sorry but I keep thinking about a movie line from tropic thunder).

[grc]

It's not worth the risk to try to use a board under the jiffy stand.  Once the bike starts to fall away from you, there is no way you could stop it from going over.  Just borrow a friend or relative to sit on the bike and hold it level or even slightly leaned to the right.  If you plan on doing your own fluid changes in the future, consider getting a bike jack or a wheel chock to hold the bike upright.

Jerry

[spook120]

Good advice. Thanks.

[spook120]

Oh and have a new o ring handy as the original will have swelled from use and won't work....