Oil Level

Can't help you there Mark...but the "turkey baster" is a good idea for removing excess oil, I have on in my "motorcycle" shed for just such an occasion.

Dennis

In Kandahar
2 dtg Dubai
5 dtg London
7 dtg Ace Motocycle Cafe

56 dtg Dubai
57 dtg Home (Thunderbird time and, hopefully, R3T ordering time)
 
Or if your wife objects, get a battery water level adjuster bulb available at Pep Boys or any parts store. They are cheap and hold alot more fluid.
 


Same thing happened to me today,my bike has 1700 miles,checked the oil cold,not even registering on the dipstick,and thats after making sure the bike its straight up for a minute ????what the heck????I havent started it up Im afraid Is this normal??
 
On Triumphs its all the way in.
 
Oil leaking back into the sump from the reservoir is typical, how much can vary with bike and conditions. The longer it sits, the more leakage of course.
Scavenger pumps are designed to move just a little more oil than the pressurized pump for engine lubrication. They are designed this way so that the scavenger pumps don't burn up prematurely from lack of lubrication by constantly running "dry".
If you have as much as a full quart in the sump at one time, the system would have to pump that "quart" through the system several times to catch up.
Checking oil at the end of the day is a habit I've gotten into rather than the typical prior to leaving way I'd always done it in the past. I hope you didn't ride too far with the excess oil in the bike, an overfull condition on these things will blow oil out and make a big mess.
 
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