Oil Level

[Molinoman]

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)

 

[HellFire]

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.

 

[speedfreak]

So I'm going to go for a little ride today, the beast has been sitting for about a week and a half (too cold to ride), yeah, I know, I'm a puss.
I check tire pressure, good. I check oil level, not good, not even on the stick.
I start to panic and then remember "dry sump".
Start the bike and let run for a minute or two. Check oil level, it's still not showing on the stick.
I ride the length of my driveway, about a thousand feet each way. Park the bike wait a minute and check the level, still not on the stick.
I hop in my truck, drive to Pep Boys, pay $9.49 for a quart of Mobile 1 4T and drive back home.
It takes almost a quart to get the level in the "safe" area.
Go on my 100 mile ride and check the level after I arrive home.
It's over filled by about a quart! Grrrrrrrr!
I'll get the turkey baster out and remove the excess.

Anyone know why it took so long to get the oil in the holding tank?
Low oil levels make me very nervous.
Thanks
Mark

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??

 

[hogweed]

so you check the oil level with the dip stick pushed all the way in or just resting on top?

 

[Macrider]

On Triumphs its all the way in.

 

[HellFire]

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.