2 questions: 1 about overfilling oil like a complete mug, and cleaning the insides of gloves

[Paul the 6th]

Set off out for a ride earlier and pulled over at the petrol station down the road to adjust my mirrors slightly. For some strange reason I glanced down at the oil window and shock horror there's a about a quarter window full at the bottom. I was sat on the bike at the time (so not on sidestand) and jiggled it about a bit. It looked to be settling between 1/4 and 1/3 full. I rode to hein gericke in york and bought a litre of oil and a small funnel then rode back home. This is where it's a bit odd.

I put the bike on the paddock stand so it was upright. I poured about 100ml of oil in at a time and watched the window which didn't seem to show a level at all. I poured a bit more in. Then a bit more. If there was a level, it wasn't moving and I couldn't see it. I had a trickle left in the bottom of the bottle so I put the rest in and thought

Took the bike off the paddock stand only to realise the oil level was already at the top of the window when I started filling it I rocked the bike about see see the level just dip down slightly when tilting over to the nearside. Am I going to really upset the bike by putting this much oil in?

I've had the bike since december and done about a 1000 miles so not had any other oil experience yet. I did pull over 20 mins into the ride and have a quick look - I could see the oil level had dropped to just above half way and bubbled like feck when I rev'd the engine.


Second question. My hands stink like a hamster when I take my gloves off at the end of a ride. Not quite on par with the p1ssy smelling goal keeper gloves we used to have at school but I can imagine them going that way. Had the gloves for about a year but never seen any "Magical Glove Cleaning Spray Formula" so I just stick em in the airing cupboard when they're not in use. Does anyone have any good cleaning tips?


ta

you need to drain it down, too much oil can do damage,

[Paul the 6th]

guessing an "Oil change" procedure in the haynes manual will help me get the job done?

when you put the bike up on the paddock stand it tilts if forward and causes the oil to run and hide, hence why it looked empty untill taken down, Get rid of the excess unless yo uwant to blow the engine!!

[Paul the 6th]

I've just read the oil change bit and it seems easy enough except I don't have anything other than a rear paddock stand and no1 to help hold the bike upright - any tips? Thanks for the replies so far

Just undo the sump plug and drain some out.

On the glove front, try putting them in the freezer overnight in a plastic bag. Not tried it myself but it's supposed to work. Something about killing bacteria

[Paul the 6th]

cheers everyone! big help

[yorkie_chris]

It's quite hard to drain some out with the sump plug, it tends to go all over the place!

Can be done, but easier to catch more than you need to drain in a clean container then top it up.

[Paul the 6th]

when removing the sump plug bolt - should it feel like it's been designed never to come out even with the use of a hammer/explosives/biblical rage? if no, how the hell do i get it out. I've put a bit of wd40 on and warmed it up slightly. Might have to invest in some long reach t-bars or similar.