low oil panic

[Guest]

Panic, i just bought a gs850 (don't know the details yet), I didn't want a basket case so i told the owner I'd come over the weekend and buy it if I got it running.
Drained and cleaned the carbs, fogged the cylinders put it in a high gear rotated wheels to make sure not seized etc.etc. yep looks good paid half and told them i would come back to finish up and pay the rest. Bought a jug of rottela synthetic and got ready to finish the job
I called the next day and they cheerfully told me it started ok !!!!??? I'm pretty sure the oil was low not empty but really low . I'll drain it and measure how much or add and see how much depending on what everyone says they said they only ran it a minute or two ... but seriously how bad is it i already paid for it

[Big T]

No worries

The roller crank will survive just fine

These motors run such low oil pressure that low oil barely matters

[drewpy]

Now i'm worried about the cylinders i sprayed them (just wd40) just a hour or so before they started it

[Steve]

Stop worrying.

.