Motorcycle Repair: oil draining into crankcase, breather vent, oil tank


Question
91,883 hugger
i let the bike set for 5 years and all(well almost all)the oil drained into the crankcase , so how do i get the oil out without hurting anything ????????

Answer
I can think of about 3 ways. First there is a 1/4 inch pipe plug under motor in the center, if you can get this out it would be your best bet, but I've never had much luck at that. 2nd remove the return feed hose to the oil tank and position it over a oil drain pan then start the bike and allow the motor to pump the oil out, shut motor off when oil stream starts to sputter. and 3rd place oil in oil tank to proper level and then position a oil drain pan under the bikes breather vent and start the bike and allow it to run until no more oil pukes out of that breather pipe.