oil check

timcosby · 11-23-2016, 10:40 PM

i have never known for sure but do you check the oil level on the dip stick with the bike on the kick stand or level? screw in dip stick or just push in and pull out with out screwing in?

Merlin · 11-23-2016, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by timcosby

i have never known for sure but do you check the oil level on the dip stick with the bike on the kick stand or level? screw in dip stick or just push in and pull out with out screwing in?

The bike should be level. I use the sight glass to be sure about the oil level.

humanbeing · 11-24-2016, 12:49 AM

Level & w/o screwing in (sight glass is safer...)
~29:50

Adjuster · 11-24-2016, 01:09 AM

I was taught on the center stand and do not screw the dip stick down.

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letsride · 11-24-2016, 09:55 AM

Use the sight glass, and cut the dip stick off the cap and throw it in the garbage. After what happed to C1500's bike, that is the FIRST thing I will do to my bike once I get it.

2LZ · 11-24-2016, 11:09 AM

The CG motor? Drain, plug, dump in a full quart. The counter balanced motor, a bit more....but check the site glass straight up before topping off. That easy.

Weldangrind · 11-24-2016, 11:39 AM

Yep, the dipstick is not to be trusted.

bad Chad · 11-24-2016, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Yep, the dipstick is not to be trusted.

Why?

BlackBike · 11-24-2016, 07:38 PM

Letsride..... I clipped mine off too after those pictures. Any future problem...solved

Those dipsticks always seem to cause trouble

Weldangrind · 11-25-2016, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bad Chad

Why?

If the dipstick is to break off and end up between the primary reduction gears, it'll make a mess. Moreover, the dipstick is terribly inaccurate; if you were to fill the engine properly using the sight glass and then check the oil with the dipstick, you'd see what I mean.

timcosby · 11-25-2016, 04:12 PM

where on the sight glass should it be halfway or to the top?

culcune · 11-25-2016, 04:16 PM

My concern is that not all bikes have a sight glass. Funny thing is my old TMEC 200 not only does not have a sight glass, but it requires a liter of oil, not a quart!? I am fairly certain the current model years' TMEC 200's still require a liter.

Merlin · 11-25-2016, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by timcosby

where on the sight glass should it be halfway or to the top?

Yes halfway to the top.

david3921 · 11-25-2016, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by timcosby

where on the sight glass should it be halfway or to the top?

Anywhere between the upper and lower lines. If the bike is new, tend to go toward the upper line. Why? Others will chime in but I had heard that the bike will use oil during break-in as things seat and you don't want it to be low.

bad Chad · 11-25-2016, 10:21 PM

Got it!

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timcosby Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: robertsdale alabama usa Posts: 1,007	oil check i have never known for sure but do you check the oil level on the dip stick with the bike on the kick stand or level? screw in dip stick or just push in and pull out with out screwing in?
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humanbeing Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,436	Level & w/o screwing in (sight glass is safer...) ~29:50 __________________
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11-24-2016, 11:09 AM	#6
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,078	The CG motor? Drain, plug, dump in a full quart. The counter balanced motor, a bit more....but check the site glass straight up before topping off. That easy. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Yep, the dipstick is not to be trusted. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Letsride..... I clipped mine off too after those pictures. Any future problem...solved Those dipsticks always seem to cause trouble __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	I was taught on the center stand and do not screw the dip stick down. /
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11-24-2016, 09:55 AM	#5
letsride Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 832	Use the sight glass, and cut the dip stick off the cap and throw it in the garbage. After what happed to C1500's bike, that is the FIRST thing I will do to my bike once I get it.
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timcosby Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: robertsdale alabama usa Posts: 1,007	where on the sight glass should it be halfway or to the top?
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11-25-2016, 04:16 PM	#12
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	My concern is that not all bikes have a sight glass. Funny thing is my old TMEC 200 not only does not have a sight glass, but it requires a liter of oil, not a quart!? I am fairly certain the current model years' TMEC 200's still require a liter. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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11-25-2016, 10:21 PM	#15
bad Chad Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Chicagoland, USA Posts: 19	Got it!
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