08-28-2014, 09:28 PM
(08-28-2014, 02:19 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: I actually prefer the sight glass. Never have been able to read a dip stick accurately, car or bike. Seems I have to wipe it and dip it 4 or 5 times before I am satisfied I know what the oil level is. Then there is the do you just put it in and pull it out, or put it in, screw it down and unscrew it and then read it?
Other than having to get down on my knees to see the site glass I find it far superior to a dip stick., but that's just me.
And the difference with a sight glass is ....? What exactly? On Monday you do what Honda tells you and the sight glass says it's OK. On Tuesday, having not ridden the bike at all, you do the same thing and the sight glass says something different. There's no oil to be seen anywhere. An hour later on the same Tuesday you repeat the process and get a different answer again.
Pffffft. Oil's tricky stuff. It mucks about with your head. Just look at how much time goes to talking about it on this forum.