HELP!!! Missing oil

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Apr 26, 2014 | 09:21 PM

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welder1212

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From: SC

Thanks Snowyone, now I think I'm getting somewhere. A few questions; so you doubled up on o-rings? did you do it yourself? How hard was it to do? Was there alot involved? Any special tools? I am mechanically inclined, though not completely with motorcycles, but I learn quickly. Any more incite or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Last edited by welder1212; Apr 26, 2014 at 11:18 PM. Reason: typos

Apr 27, 2014 | 04:45 AM

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Tracker56

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From: Southern Maine

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Originally Posted by welder1212

Thanks all for info. Tracker, I did not change plug, only just the cap on top. Snow, the only sluggishness I am feeling is when I first fire it up, nothing sluggish while I am riding, Thanks Pitbull. I figured i would start up bike today and let run for awhile, 15 minutes (operating temp), then shut it down and waited 5 minutes then checked level, it was between fill and full, I then took it for a 15 minute ride stopped 5 minutes and rechecked again, level is at fill line. Again, no leaks on floor anywhere, nor did I see any smoke coming out of exhaust. This is frustrating. 1 more thing, I know my manual says to check it on jiffy stand, and I have been, the levels are what I had posted before, but I just now checked level while standing the bike upright and the level is right at the full mark.

Yeah. I know...my bike has a rubber plug with a dip stick on it. Is yours different? If you used an aftermarket plug/dip stick, it may be the wrong length and made to measure your oil level while standing upright. I know this from experience.