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Mar 13, 2015 | 03:58 PM

#41

Copyless

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Originally Posted by 95ci springer

Not everyone has a jack to hold it straight up.

If a person didn't have a jack, or at least a helper to hold up the bike, then how would they service the primary? I guess I have always had some sort of jack, even if it was only one that I now use to lift the rear tire, so I have never even tried or even thought about it on any of my bikes (past or present), but I guess you can put in 38oz on the Jiffy stand?

Mar 13, 2015 | 04:16 PM

#42

IUOE ROB

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From: Long Island NY

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Originally Posted by Copyless

I built a small "step" with a couple of 2x4's and a piece of 1/2 inch plywood, I put it under the side stand and it holds the bike almost level, not perfect but close enough. That's why I paid particular attention to how much oil I put in, exactly 38 ozs.

Mar 13, 2015 | 06:01 PM

#43

skieverything

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Originally Posted by 95ci springer

Not everyone has a jack to hold it straight up.

How about the scissor jack that is in your car or truck?? If I didn't have a motorcycle jack, I would place a few short 2x4's on the side opposite the jiffy stand and then scissor it up on the jiffy stand side until it's level. Or what Rob said , I'm sure works as well.

Mar 18, 2015 | 12:32 PM

#44

BezerkoBob

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Originally Posted by hog.ryder

I don't put a measured amount in, I just fill to the bottom of the clutch basket.

+1 to that. That's how I have always done it.

Mar 18, 2015 | 04:24 PM

#45

skieverything

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Originally Posted by BezerkoBob

+1 to that. That's how I have always done it.

Do you use this method with the bike sitting upright or on the side stand?

Mar 18, 2015 | 09:50 PM

#46

Punjabi Rider

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From: Green Country Oklahoma

My Limited takes slightly more then the wife's limited low to fill to the bottom of the clutch basket but it is still around a quart slightly less or more.

Mar 19, 2015 | 01:54 PM

#47

Jackie Paper

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Originally Posted by Punjabi HD

My Limited takes slightly more then the wife's limited low to fill to the bottom of the clutch basket but it is still around a quart slightly less or more.

Have you ever thought this may be due to parallax?

Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines. The term is derived from the Greek word παράλλαξις (parallaxis), meaning "alteration".