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Gio
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Oil

#1 Post by Gio » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:57 am

Having noticed the comments on the ARSite about oil in Falco's (I presume its the same on Mille's). I thought mmm sounds like my GS a bit. If you go for a ride and stick your bike straight onto the centre stand there's no oil left in the sump, totally weird imo, but its cos its a hrizontal engine and the oil gets caught behind the engine baffles.

What you have to do is put it on the side stand for 5 mins to allow the oil to drain down.

Oh and never fill it above the half way mark on the glass, you just dump it out the xaust. I used to fill it up when it was new and within 500 miles it was down to the halfway line.

When I went to Italy last October, in 2600 miles it didn't need any oil added. :smt003

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Re: Oil

#2 Post by Kwackerz » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:24 am

Gio wrote: Oh and never fill it above the half way mark on the glass, you just dump it out the xaust.

Im intrigued for more info! How come it shats itself out of the exhaust? Is German engineering actually more agricultural than say.. American..? :smt017

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Re: Oil

#3 Post by Gio » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:22 pm

Kwackerz wrote:
Gio wrote: Oh and never fill it above the half way mark on the glass, you just dump it out the xaust.

Im intrigued for more info! How come it shats itself out of the exhaust? Is German engineering actually more agricultural than say.. American..? :smt017

BMW the new Tractor on the Block.. :smt003
I've no idea how it does it, I presume there might be a drain fitted somewhere that gets rid of it, I do know that they had a few problems with early models leaking when it was full up and it used to leak on peoples boots, which imo is asking for trouble as it could blow back onto the rear wheel.

opposed twins are agricultural when they have under 8k on them, it takes that long to smooth out.

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Re: Oil

#4 Post by bikesdelsol » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:47 pm

Kwackerz wrote:
Gio wrote: Oh and never fill it above the half way mark on the glass, you just dump it out the xaust.

Im intrigued for more info! How come it shats itself out of the exhaust? Is German engineering actually more agricultural than say.. American..? :smt017

BMW the new Tractor on the Block.. :smt003

Its dumper truck technology:)
just what you need a rear tyre covered in fat!!!
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Re: Oil

#5 Post by Gio » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:51 pm

bikesdelsol wrote:
Kwackerz wrote:
Gio wrote: Oh and never fill it above the half way mark on the glass, you just dump it out the xaust.

Im intrigued for more info! How come it shats itself out of the exhaust? Is German engineering actually more agricultural than say.. American..? :smt017

BMW the new Tractor on the Block.. :smt003

Its dumper truck technology:)
just what you need a rear tyre covered in fat!!!
I bet it spins up nicely on a trackday out the corners :smt002 :smt005

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