Lots of discussion on oil change frequency, but how often are people checking the oil level. I have been checking it every 300 miles and have added a few ounces when it starts to get below the half way mark. I try to run it below the full mark as I don't want to overfill. Also, is it just me or does anyone else have trouble reading the dipstick? I can't always get a clean read on that black plastic. As a check, I use a 1/4", 12" long wooden dowell that I stick into the oil tank. It seems to be full at 8" and low at about 7".
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Oil Level Check Frequency
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SpyderRider2492
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As I have alway donewith all of my bikes, I check it before any long run (anything over 100 miles) but like you I aways have trouble reading the dipstick level, I have to hold it upright in a rag and walk out side in the light and try to see it, a simple improvement would be to make it a lighter color, white would be nice for instance..So far I have added about just over a pint since the 600 mile and the 3000 mile oil change that I just did on Thursday.
bjt
Very Helpful Member
I would have liked it a whole lot better if they would have put a site glass in the side of the oil tank. Maybe even something thats visible without taking off the lower panel. Even with those quick release screws, its a pain to take that panel off and on.
As far as oil check frequency, I check it "every so often" and before I go on a long (300+ miles) trip or anytime I happen to take that panel off for any other reason.
As far as oil check frequency, I check it "every so often" and before I go on a long (300+ miles) trip or anytime I happen to take that panel off for any other reason.
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Amen! Easy to accomplish, fast, and accurate. My Beemer has a bullseye sight glass and a matching hole in the fairing to peer through. I may have to lay on my belly to see through the hole because it is a wet-sump system, but it is still far easier than the Spyder procedure. Too bad this mod would involve oil tank removal. Easy to put a hole in the right place and weld in a bung for a screw-in sight glass. Maybe one of the accessory manufacturers will start making them up for exchange.
-Scotty
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