I change oil at 3,000 miles, since it is the cheapest part of keeping it running trouble free. I use the Honda HP oil, so 4 quarts is usually under $25. If you use synthetic, you can extend the miles, but keep in mind, if you are riding short trips and/or I think 8,000 miles OR 6 months is what Honda says and you should change the oil. Anything less than that, you are considering it extreme duty so early oil changes are required.
I work in the automotive field and many friends work as ASE certified GM mechanics. They tear engines apart every day and tell me that they still change oil at 3,000 miles in their cars. Why? When you open an engine up, they tell me the deposits inside show them the oil wasn't changed soon enough, even though a computer measures trip distance, and how hard the oil has had to work. After they show me what they are looking at internally, I change oil at 3,000 miles. Since oil also has a lot of detergents, it suspends particles and if the oil is dark in color, I would change it sooner than 8,000 miles if the oil is discolored a lot.
I also have the centerstand...and it gets in the way of the oil filer on the aft part of the engine. I find it is easy enough if you have a knuckle joint to add to the extension, but the ***** is when you pre-fill the oil filter, it is tough to get the thing position THROUGH the centerstand piece and into place. Other than that, it isn't too difficult.