Oil Change Question

[spadefoot]

I agree. I do change my filter every time I change my oil. I know some people don't and I hope they understand the risks.

Mr. spadefoot, your bike is on the center stand, right? Not the side stand.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Yep, I'm using the center stand on level ground. It takes a good deal more than a minute for the oil level in the sight glass to return to "normal". I don't know exactly how long it takes. I do know that when I let it sit for an hour, the oil wasn't showing in the sight glass at all. The next day, it was right where I expected it to be.

Yes, I should have done the filter, I'll do it soon, as I was planning a short interval for this go around (maybe 500 miles).

[Nessism]

I follow the manuals advice; wait one minuet or so and adjust the level accordingly. The instructions don't say anything about waiting till the next day.

[tkent02]

I do know that when I let it sit for an hour, the oil wasn't showing in the sight glass at all.

Add some oil.

[Texas]

Great info

Glad I found this thread, it answers my question on how to check oil. I was wondering if it needed to be on center stand. I may have started mine with it low on oil ! Seemed to be running hot, but did not run over 20 min. oil showed in sight glass but I was not sure how to check. My oil light never came on though and I am doing a complete oil & filter change. You guys are the best help a guy could get!

[twistedwankel]

Now that you all have a warm fuzzy feeling let me add:

On my 81 -750E oil does the following:

Adding 3800ml = cast on housing (4qts) with filter at oil change puts the oil 1/4 way up the range with the bike on the centerstand after one minute and filter full of oil running for long enough to fill filter. Bike has back tire off the ground tipped forward.

If I check the oil with the bike in level riding position using my level device it reads 1/2 way between full and low when cold. Both tires on level ground.

After the bike is run hot (more than 20minutes) it will read nearly full after one minute of sitting and close to that on center stand too.

So I learned from various checking that at one time I was overfilling the oil when stone cold near the full line on the centerstand!!! So now I NEVER fill more than 1/3 way up the sight glass when cold.

So that's the story for my bike and have to assume all the aircooled ones are the same with the internal basket filter?

**Also if I am on a very long trip vastly exceeding oil change recommendations I think it wise to just drain and replace the oil to avoid losing acorn nuts/leaky o-ring gasket on the road OR just switch to synthetic which lasts longer between changes.

My 4 cents