Hey, thanks for the responses!
To update; successfully changed the oil/filter & FD. Pretty easy. I did use the plywood method, and let it drain for about 30 minutes (while I did the FD). After filling w/3.5 quarts, checking, running the bike, and filling again, by the time it was said & done, took EXACTLY 4 quarts to get to the top of the fill line. So the plywood in my estimation made up the .1 quarts of 3.9 quarts, according to the owners manual.