H-D XG750 maintenance tips and tricks -- how to avoid a "dry" start after an oil change, part 1 of 2

Watch Part 2 here:    • H-D XG750 maintenance tips and tricks -- h...   More on why I don't pre-fill the oil filter:    • Motorcycle oil-change tips and tricks (Hon...   More about the XG750:    • Harley-Davidson XG750   For a better way to check oil level right after an oil change, watch:    • A better way to check engine oil level and...   This video shows one way to avoid momentary oil starvation on start-up after changing the oil when not pre-filling the oil filter. When the oil filter is horizontal and difficult to access (or upside-down vertical, as in some cases), prefilling it is not really practical. As a side note, a REAL dry-start can only occur when the engine is first put together or after a complete rebuild. Hence the quotation marks in the title. I later realized that another, much simpler way to do the same thing without introducing fuel into the combustion chamber is to just use the kill switch :) Please watch Part 2 of the video:    • H-D XG750 maintenance tips and tricks -- h...   H-D Harley Davidson XG 750 HD Street Rod XG500 XG 500 repair fuel injection pump fuse box fuses