Funny you should say that, the motor I'm building isn't going to be all super ratted as I once planned, instead it's gonna be pure bone stock.

When I finally quit my Dragon days the original one is gonna be pretty ragged around the edges and I will put this one in and get me some of that good old better gas mileage and lumpa lumpa torque running stuff again.

Biggest PITA is not being able to see the oil in the window. I use a flashlight even in the day time.

When riding in Pa. with TMack, I noticed he carried a small piece of 2"X4" with him. During a stop, I'm doing the vertical lean, and TM puts his side stand on the wood. Worked good.

OF,
I'm not sure you're getting thru to folks.

The 2x4 trick is about as old as me,....I been down that road,......the point is, whats the point of the 2x4.......or any other trick that is not needed ?
The sad part is, I believe our group here is a ways behind time in using the SS method. I've talked to 2 guys personally that didn't know anything but the SS method.

And like I've said way too many times, when I bought mine 1 1/2 yrs ago, the dealer checked the oil on the SS, and so did I. It was my brother (had a book) that told me of the vertical. But he is a convert now too.  

I don't think you can count the Tmack method as a side stand check.  A true side stand check will leave you full to the top line or higher when vertical.  Last time I filled up, I checked the level vertical (exactly midway) and again when on my pre-vertical brick (a bit taller than a 2x4) under the side stand (bottom line).  So I'm now using that method to achieve the same results.

You might remember from my 'Oil temps and usage' thread that I keep the oil on the low side.  When I've filled to the top line (vert) I get oil in the airbox, about a cup of oil.

Oil in the air box, oil coming out of the air box.   These are known symptoms of too much oil.

On the first mountain trip we put too much oil in Ed's bike after we epoxied his alternator/flywheel side cover back shut.  The excess blew out his air box through his vent tube.   Did it right smartly, too.

All side stand people -- go check your air box for unusual amounts of oil.

I can't say, I use an oiled polyfill air filter so I always have some oil in the bottom of my air box.    

I mop it dry every time I check my air filter and I can't say any more or any less since I went side stand cause I haven't noticed any real change.

vote is 3 to one for vertical

(not counting any of the declared side stand people yet, t'ain't the proper time fer that yet)

Now Bill, I was nice, I even counted your vote.

I can't believe we have 20 pages,... 300 posts,... 3000 views,... on the topic of a sight glass...
It's definitely the off season... ...

Has anyone noticed there is no option in the poll for
"Works fine for me, no problem"...?...