First 1000 mile service...oil overfill ?
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Always check it hot. Even if you have to go ride it around the block before checking.
I make a habit of checking mine every time I come home. I park it in the same place. I have a little cubbyhole it just fits into with enough room lean it over and walk along side it.
I keep a wipe towel right where I have to see it when I park to remind me.
Just put down the J-stand lean it over and screw out the dipstick wipe and screw it back in then out again to check the level.
It's the closest you're gonna get to the proper oil level that way.
Mine usually takes right at 2-3/4 qts when I change it along with the filter. I figure a 1/2 pt. is in the oil galleries seeing how I always warm the motor before draining.
I make a habit of checking mine every time I come home. I park it in the same place. I have a little cubbyhole it just fits into with enough room lean it over and walk along side it.
I keep a wipe towel right where I have to see it when I park to remind me.
Just put down the J-stand lean it over and screw out the dipstick wipe and screw it back in then out again to check the level.
It's the closest you're gonna get to the proper oil level that way.
Mine usually takes right at 2-3/4 qts when I change it along with the filter. I figure a 1/2 pt. is in the oil galleries seeing how I always warm the motor before draining.
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