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Old 04-02-2010, 08:55 PM   #11
burkbuilds
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Re: engine dry on brand new bike

When your bike is warm,(just finished a ride), then some of the oil is still up inside the engine instead of down in the lower case, which will make it appear low on oil. Let it sit for several minutes, I'd say at least 5 minutes and then get off the bike, squat down and have someone else hold the handlebars and hold the bike upright. In a few seconds, you should have an oil level somewhere around the middle of the sightglass. It might be up towards the top or down a little but it should be somewhere above the bottom 1/4 of the sightglass and below the top 1/4 of the sightglass. If you can't see an oil level, sometimes that is because it is overfilled and the top of the oil is completely above the sight glass, just to make sure that is not the case have the person helping you, slowly lean the bike away from you back towards the kickstand, if you see the level starting at the top as they lean the bike away then you have overfilled the oil level.
If you are checking it cold, (after sitting for a few minutes) and you are seeing a noticeable drop in the oil level after only a few miles of riding then you definitely should take it back in to the dealer and let them check it out.



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