Oil level where should it be?

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Oil level where should it be?

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Oil level where should it be?
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With the bike upright you have a high and low level mark in the the little window on the clutch case, so anywhere between those two lines is good. I generally check/fill up to the high mark when the engine is cold as all the oil would have sunk back down to the sump. :thumbup:

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ta carl it needs toping up then may aswell get neil to drop it all and but fresh in me thinks :thumbup:
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chric wrote:ta carl it needs toping up then may aswell get neil to drop it all and but fresh in me thinks :thumbup:
make sure its semi synthetic..........NOT fully synthetic........
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already have two tubs of semi thanks :thumbup:
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I have mine so its just viable in the window when its on the side stand .
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So what oil do you all use? Always used the expensive castrol one myself (Cant remember the name) and thinking about doing an oil and filter change soon
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cybercarl wrote:With the bike upright you have a high and low level mark in the the little window on the clutch case, so anywhere between those two lines is good. I generally check/fill up to the high mark when the engine is cold as all the oil would have sunk back down to the sump. :thumbup:

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