Actual Oil Capacity of the CB1100???

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(*sigh*) Never measured the oil into the CB, just used the looking glass during the last half liter/quart of whatever oil.

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That is the most accurate way to measure the oil level in your bike, because actual capacity doesn't matter, it's the height in the engine that the oil sits at, so that the oil pickup is continuously covered, but the oil level is low enough so that the spinning crankshaft and various parts aren't smacking into the surface of the oil and creating excess friction and foam.

The only other way to actually calculate the actual capacity is to take a completely dry engine, then fill the pan and oil passageways, and to ensure the oil level is at a 100% efficient level, which, lo and behold, we can see in the ranged oil sight glass of the bike.

Just use the service manual spec as a general guide, and add/subtract volume to your preference.