topping up oil

Originally Posted by M65

Still, if the cap fits..... (ask Tara!)

too much info

Trust you to turn a completely innocent remark into something smutty!

yeah not like me is it

Not at all.........much!

Originally Posted by nutty tart

oooh good question

i had mine on the paddock stand and no oil showing in the window. have not got anyone except my daughter to help me hold the bike upright so will try that tomorrow. bought the oil but was told not to put too much in. fingers crossed it stops raining for 2 min tomorrow for me to attempt this

Nutty are you just topping her up or giving her a oil change

easy tiger, just topping up

[northwind]

Nutty's bike's a him... Of course!

A brick under the sidestand brings an SV almost level, (well, mine's is quite tall and has a slightly mangled sidestand, so maybe that's just mine) then I just pop it in gear and pull it towards me (on the non-sidestand side) by the frame. No chance it'll fall over if you're careful, and you can easily check it without help this way. But be careful when you put it back on the stand!

Or just put it on the paddock stand Or is that too obvious?

i did put it on the paddock stand but was told that it was not accurate as the oil ran forward

[northwind]

How high does your paddock stand lift it, 3 feet? If you're worried about that, try and do it somewhere where you can have the front wheel slightly higher than the rear- on a slope, maybe, or if you've got a bit of paving slab or thick plank use that...

How practical am I?

It wouldn't be as accurate, but good enough. On our DAS they told us to check the oil level on the GSs on the centrestand...