I've heard pulling the CP sensor just back from the water pump on the bottom of the block is a good test to check for sumping. My 2017 RGU has been level on a lift for 2 months. I removed the CP sensor today and had probably 3 ounces drain out. Would this be considered an issue or not? Thanks for any information.

 

 

Where did you pull that spec from

 

Thanks. Ran quite a few 200+ mile rides in the 5k I've put on the bike so far. Never lost power or had any other sumping symptoms while riding.

 

is this just a random paranoid concern from reading internet forums? best thing you can spend your time on is doing more of these "Ran quite a few 200+ mile rides in the 5k I've put on the bike so far"..don't forget this condition is the rare exception and a waste of time to spend looking for a problem on your bike that isn't one..we got plenty of early M8s in our riding group with 20 and 30 K + miles and nobody knows what a CPS is..just continue to ride and enjoy the damn bike! LOL

 

 

I definitely will ride and enjoy my bike. But I'm a mechanic by trade and realize the effects of sumping on a motor. Just trying to make sure there isn't an issue that will bite me in the *** down the road. I've already experienced the transfer issue several times. Will be installing Greg William's modified clutch push rod this week. I don't trust dealer techs to touch my bike. So I'm hoping to avoid taking it in...

 

First you have to do it right. Ride it get it up to operating temps. Let it idle a short time about 45 second shut it down Then bike straight up pull the Crank sensor. Catch it something you can measure don't just guess. It is a simple test that does not take long. You will sleep much better once you know it is not sumping.
Over 22,000 on my early 2017. No sumping. And tugging a sidecar you can bet that engine is working harder than a bar hopper going for beer. If you own a Harley be very careful reading the internet.

 

didn't mean to sound abrasive, but there have been so many owners with perfectly fine running bikes posting about being paranoid and some going as far as stating they are worried about taking them on extended road trips out of fear of them sumping, which seems ridiculous considering how many of these bikes have ridden all over God's green earth, made it back home without issue, rinse and repeat over and over again and again..btw did you have the clutch recall done? might want to hold off on the the pushrod if not, but not sure if that's something they could even notice doing it, or even if your bike is out of warranty anyway, good luck..my trans fluid transferhas been very minimal over the course of its 30,000 miles and completely manageable..some have reported to be severe of course

 

Not sure I understand sleeping better once you do the test. The bikes dont sump until they sump. My first one didnt happen until 5600 miles, a few months after riding via highway back and forth from Sturgis from Detroit, often at 90+ mph and it was fine. So if I had tested mine at 3000 miles, I would have thought I was in the clear, according to your theory