Well I went out to change the oil today in the bike and got her all drained which was a bit of a pain since my oil pan I was using was a bit tall and I had to kinda wedge it down there.

Anyway got the oil drained alright and the filter changed, checked the o-ring and it was in good shape, guess I shouldn't have bought one but owell.

So I start to fill up the oil and get to about 2 qts and look down at the window and its not filling. So I let the bike set for a while and check again nada. I was kinda nervous about it but I started up the bike and let her run for a couple of minutes and nothing.

It shouldn't take to long to run down to the window should it?

Also a week or two before hand I went to go and get a new oil filter at the local parts shop and the guy couldn't figure out which part it was in the manual so he eased open the oil filter cover which let out some oil onto the ground whihc kinda annoyed me but owell. Anyway I went and filled it back up to where it was suppose to be that night and over the next few days I noticed a very slow oil leak. I thought hmm maybe it didn't sead right or something. I did notice a rubber hose and it seemed to be leaking from there. I looked around and there is nothing for it to attach to down there, and it even ahs its own bracket attached to the frame that points down so is this the overlfow?

Sorry for the run on paragraph but can anygody give me a clue?

Just dump 2 quarts in & go. When you come back, check the oil. Park, let the bike sit a couple of minutes & then, get down on one kneee & pull the bike upright. You will feel it get light. It will want to come over on you, push away, pull back, find vertical, then look at the window..

Yes, they really did want it to be fun..

Just changed the oil last night. I put 2 qrts in and it was showing overfilled. I couldn't understand how it was overfilled with 2 qrts. well then I pulled out the owners manual and I stated that when you drain the oil that you had to hold the bike upright. since I was changing to a synthetic I needed to make sure that all the oil was out. I was surprised how much oil came out after holding the bike upright and placing it back on the kick stand. So you could easily overfill it and it not show in the window.

Now that sounds like a real bad idea. The oil pump is sucking air, bearings in the head have zero oil pressure, the cam chain is pulling down & the aluminum is getting killed.

bill67 wrote on 08/17/08 at 15:39:32:


Now there's a real questionable practice.  Let us know when you take her down for a rebuild.  

I  bought the bike with the engine in pieces.  I had the case split to inspect the innards for metal fragments (a long story the P.O. would have to tell).   I can attest to the fact that there are a myriad of places that, unless less you split the case, you will never get the oil out from.  


As for doing what Bill76 does.... it would be better to adjust the oil change interval a little sooner.... but.....if you remove the sparkplug and crank it for 5 seconds , the damage might only be marignal.  No sparkplug means no compression, which means much, much less load on bearings.  Also, another tid-bit....my oil pressure guage doesn't come up to pressure for about 3 seconds anyway.

   I change oil every 5000 miles I use Klotz synthetic 20w-50,Never had a motor go bad.

Sandy Koocanusa wrote on 08/24/08 at 08:56:05:


Do they make a motorcycle specific Slick 50????   Regular Slick 50 and it's slipperiness would probably not be too good for the clutch.......