01-22-2016, 05:39 AM
Describe more accurately " oil has been at upper level" . When was the last time you checked it that it was at the upper level.
Were the two measurements taken in the exact same way at the exact same spot? ( on centerstand, on left side of garage facing in, before going on a ride for example)
Doesn't take a lot of leaning to get different readings.
When a bike is new some oil usage is to be expected while the valves and rings are seating ( my theory on why they all come over filled from the factory) but after 600 miles service there shouldn't be much flucuation in oil level.
Only 2 ways for oil to get out, leak out, or burn out. If there are no puddles on the floor, it's not leaking out, so....
And while I'm at it anywhere bewtween the upper and lower mark is acceptable. If it were me, I'd check it according to the manual, if low add a couple ounces, remember where and how I measured it, and check it again before the next oil change.
Were the two measurements taken in the exact same way at the exact same spot? ( on centerstand, on left side of garage facing in, before going on a ride for example)
Doesn't take a lot of leaning to get different readings.
When a bike is new some oil usage is to be expected while the valves and rings are seating ( my theory on why they all come over filled from the factory) but after 600 miles service there shouldn't be much flucuation in oil level.
Only 2 ways for oil to get out, leak out, or burn out. If there are no puddles on the floor, it's not leaking out, so....
And while I'm at it anywhere bewtween the upper and lower mark is acceptable. If it were me, I'd check it according to the manual, if low add a couple ounces, remember where and how I measured it, and check it again before the next oil change.