Change Your Oil

[Thumperville]

hey thanks for the info.

i have a problem, or maybe not but it seems before i changed the oil, the oil level site glass while the bike is resting on the kick stand was just black, full of oil.

however after the oil change the site glass now appears to be empty while the bike is on it's stand. after filling the motor with oil i ran it for a few minutes and stood it up but while bending down and trying to balance the bike its hard to tell if the bike is level while trying to see the site glass to get a true reading. maybe i can recruit my buddy to hold the bike upright.

so basically when i balance the bike i can see the oil fill up the site glass and appears to be at the full indicator line. should the bike be off when i'm checking the oil level or should engine be running? is there a difference?

i put 1.5 quarts of oil back in it. i am just worried that there isn't enough oil in the motor when there is nothing in the site glass while the bike is resting on the stand.


thanks again!