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Most posts I have seen on this subject seem to be worries about the low level in the sight tube when the engine is cold, as I found to be the case on my bike.
However, just done an oil and filter change (swapped to long filter) and carefully measured 3.9 litres into tank. Went for about 100 mile run yesterday and this morning the oil level is about half way up the sight tube. The level was showing max when I switched off after returning home.
Does this sound like over fill or was previous level low?

The oil level must be checked immediately after switching off the engine. Anything else will give a duff reading. And the bike must be upright, not on the side stand.

....and dont worry about the apparently disappearing oil - they all do that. Sometimes mine stays put (apart from shrinkage when she cools) and sometimes the sight glass is nearly empty whens shes cold.

My pet theory is it depends where the scavenge pump rests. If the rotors are aligned some oil runs back into the engine but if the ports are blocked, it doesn't.

The oil level must be checked immediately after switching off the engine. Anything else will give a duff reading. And the bike must be upright, not on the side stand.

Yep, that's how it was.

The key thing is to ignore oil checks until AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING and reached full operating temperature...


Cold - forget it

I thought we covered this in detail within the past fortnight

Ah - we did: https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... hlight=oil

D-Rider wrote:I thought we covered this in detail within the past fortnight

Ah - we did: https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... hlight=oil

It sometimes gets missed andy

blinkey501 wrote:

D-Rider wrote:I thought we covered this in detail within the past fortnight

Ah - we did: https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... hlight=oil

It sometimes gets missed andy

just as well we have a search function then

D-Rider wrote:

blinkey501 wrote:

D-Rider wrote:I thought we covered this in detail within the past fortnight

Ah - we did: https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... hlight=oil

It sometimes gets missed andy

just as well we have a search function then

I understand what you are saying but..
The reason i asked a lot of questions when i first came on is because i didnt understand the layout of the forum,
Maybe its the same in this case

ah

we thought you were just a nosey git Jay :)

No Pete that's me plus you have to tell me at least twice for it to sink in and then I probably don't understand

blinkey501 wrote:

D-Rider wrote:

blinkey501 wrote:

D-Rider wrote:I thought we covered this in detail within the past fortnight

Ah - we did: https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... hlight=oil

It sometimes gets missed andy

just as well we have a search function then

I understand what you are saying but..
The reason i asked a lot of questions when i first came on is because i didnt understand the layout of the forum,
Maybe its the same in this case

Which is precisely why I've commented that we've recently discussed it and drawn attention to the search function .... to help people understand what's here and how to find it with (relative) ease

I regret pissing anyone off, but I was not asking how to check the oil level. I have read the manual and the thread mentioned and related threads and fully understand the procedure.
I was curious as to why the cold oil level should be so different after an oil and filter change (executed as per manual). Anzacinexile provided a possible answer.

Salty wrote:I regret pissing anyone off, but I was not asking how to check the oil level. I have read the manual and the thread mentioned and related threads and fully understand the procedure.
I was curious as to why the cold oil level should be so different after an oil and filter change (executed as per manual). Anzacinexile provided a possible answer.

Salty you are not pissing everyone off, dont get paranoid.
When i first joined the forum i asked a lot of questions has i didnt know about the search function.
If you are still unsure we are here to help
This forum has so much information for you to look at.
At the top of the page under ridersite.com is the search function.
Click on it and the rest is easy to follow.
This is a friendly site

No - definitely not pissing anyone off.
Sorry if I gave that impression.