Stupid oil checking question - SV650.org

19-09-16, 02:05 PM

Hey guys and girls, I cleaned my curvy yesterday and went to check the oil..

Now I am getting different readings if I check it on the paddock stand to if I just get my other half to hold the bike upright.

What is the best way to check the engine oil?
Paddock stand or not?

Thanks

Fen Tiger · 19-09-16, 02:15 PM

Both wheels on level ground with the bike upright. A mirror is useful.

Blapper · 19-09-16, 03:04 PM

Yep. If I fill mine with someone else holding it then check it on my ABBA stand, it looks overfilled therefore if I filled it on the ABBA stand, then rode it, I would have a lot less oil in the engine than is good for it - something that should be strongly avoided apparently.

19-09-16, 03:39 PM

Thanks gents, you've confirmed what I thought.
When I had it on the paddock stand like you blapper it was reading over full which as you've said is nit ideal when you return it to a normal upright position

19-09-16, 04:20 PM

I use this : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Telescopic...cAAOSwWKtUr6Qx

Geoff.

Bibio · 19-09-16, 04:27 PM

bike of flat level surface. put bike in gear. go to opposite side of bike from side stand. grab bar grip, stand back and pull bike over till upright. look at oil level. put bike back onto side stand. dont see what the need for an inspection mirror is.

Blapper · 20-09-16, 06:23 AM

I don't know whether your pointy is the same as my curvy Bibio, but I have to peer through a hole in the fairing that is so far away from the glass and so low that one false move and the bike would be on top of me.

I get the wife to hold the bike vertical while I take a peek.

Geodude · 20-09-16, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blapper

I get the wife to hold the bike vertical while I take a peek.

Blapper · 20-09-16, 06:40 AM

LOL! She thinks I'm checking the oil!

Nice one Geodude.

ophic · 20-09-16, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bibio

bike of flat level surface. put bike in gear. go to opposite side of bike from side stand. grab bar grip, stand back and pull bike over till upright. look at oil level. put bike back onto side stand. dont see what the need for an inspection mirror is.

Or for those of us without flashy lowers. And without low blood pressure.

Sit on bike. Lean over to the right and look at oil window.

19-09-16, 02:05 PM	#1
500tie Guest Posts: n/a	Stupid oil checking question Hey guys and girls, I cleaned my curvy yesterday and went to check the oil.. Now I am getting different readings if I check it on the paddock stand to if I just get my other half to hold the bike upright. What is the best way to check the engine oil? Paddock stand or not? Thanks

19-09-16, 02:15 PM	#2
Fen Tiger Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 219	Re: Stupid oil checking question Both wheels on level ground with the bike upright. A mirror is useful.

19-09-16, 03:04 PM	#3
Blapper Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Rochester,Kent. Posts: 824	Re: Stupid oil checking question Yep. If I fill mine with someone else holding it then check it on my ABBA stand, it looks overfilled therefore if I filled it on the ABBA stand, then rode it, I would have a lot less oil in the engine than is good for it - something that should be strongly avoided apparently.

19-09-16, 03:39 PM	#4
500tie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Stupid oil checking question Thanks gents, you've confirmed what I thought. When I had it on the paddock stand like you blapper it was reading over full which as you've said is nit ideal when you return it to a normal upright position

19-09-16, 04:20 PM	#5
macamxthe1st Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Stupid oil checking question I use this : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Telescopic...cAAOSwWKtUr6Qx Geoff.

19-09-16, 04:27 PM	#6
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Stupid oil checking question bike of flat level surface. put bike in gear. go to opposite side of bike from side stand. grab bar grip, stand back and pull bike over till upright. look at oil level. put bike back onto side stand. dont see what the need for an inspection mirror is. Last edited by Bibio; 19-09-16 at 04:29 PM.

20-09-16, 06:23 AM	#7
Blapper Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Rochester,Kent. Posts: 824	Re: Stupid oil checking question I don't know whether your pointy is the same as my curvy Bibio, but I have to peer through a hole in the fairing that is so far away from the glass and so low that one false move and the bike would be on top of me. I get the wife to hold the bike vertical while I take a peek.

20-09-16, 06:40 AM	#9
Blapper Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Rochester,Kent. Posts: 824	Re: Stupid oil checking question LOL! She thinks I'm checking the oil! Nice one Geodude.

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