Oil dipstick popped out while riding

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Jul 15, 2019 | 12:52 PM

#41

Bungie

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From: UK Staffs

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Originally Posted by Tom Summers

I just had this start happening on my 2011 XL1200C. Oil all over the place and coming from the oil tank. I keep closing the dipstick, but it keeps popping back open. I just assumed that it was my fat thighs pushing down on it and causing it to pop open while riding, but now this makes me wonder if that is the case.

Get a new dipstick or put new rubbers on it problem solved.

Jul 15, 2019 | 02:10 PM

#42

Pitbull_Dallas

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From: Dallas tx

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Originally Posted by Tom Summers

Buy a new one or wipe both the rubber part and the inside of the tank neck with a rag. If I don't do that everytime I pull it out it kinda wants to come out. Also, if you do a few "short starts", meaning you start the bike, shut it off and start the bike a couple of times it wil pop it out. I think that's due to the fact that on the short starts the motor hasn't had time to pull oil out of the tank, but its pushed some in. i did that very thing today while working in my bike..