Removal of front forks.

[Jules-C]

To answer you earlier question use something clean to use as a dipstick.  I used a large screwdriver last time with a bit of tape wrapped round the shaft so when the bottom of the handle was resting on the top of the fork tube the bottom of the tape was at the required oil level.  You can get setups with a syringe with a long calibrated tube so you slightly over fill the for and then suck the oil out till it falls to the right level.

You local council dump should have a waste oil tank.

But your right it can be messy and once the oil contaminated with water it stinks