Berardi3
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I have a 22B with the bike on side stand I looked at the sightglass and I did not show any oil am I burning oil? a bit worried here has around 2500 miles
Oil in sight Glass
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The bike should be level and warmed up to check the oil level. You may need to have someone check it while you sit on it and hold it level.
Ulrich
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What Travis said .. best if you can park her in a wheel chock after a ride .. then wait about 5 minutes (give the oil time to settle down in the oil pan) and check, after that it should be about in the middle of the glas .. or at least somewhere within the smaller circle
LCRC18B
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What they said. You probably are not burning any oil.
Ulrich
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Yup! .. don't over think it
I measured the oil that came out after 5000 miles and as best as I can tell i burned @200 ml ... that is absolutely nothing !!!
Cu Dubh
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What they said above: bike warmed up, turned off & level, wait 5-10 minutes then check it.
I use my cell phone to take a photo of the sight glass as I can do this sitting in the saddle, and I have a date-specific visual reference. I've found around 10 minutes gives me the most accurate reading.
Don't have a wheel chock on the road so I just find a cool, shady spot & sit on the bike for 10 fecking minutes. Looks stupid but it works.
I just finished a 4k mile road trip yesterday and checked the oil every other day. I'm sure some folks wondered what hell I was doing!
I use my cell phone to take a photo of the sight glass as I can do this sitting in the saddle, and I have a date-specific visual reference. I've found around 10 minutes gives me the most accurate reading.
Don't have a wheel chock on the road so I just find a cool, shady spot & sit on the bike for 10 fecking minutes. Looks stupid but it works.
I just finished a 4k mile road trip yesterday and checked the oil every other day. I'm sure some folks wondered what hell I was doing!
I also check mine with my cell phone camera. When i stop for fuel I usually take few minutes break and when i get back on the oil has had plenty of time to settle and i simply hold the bike level and use video mode to check the sight glass area and then i can easily see the oil level. Working towards my 18,000 mile service and never saw a level change to date.
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Rider0974
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I use a small mirror on a telescopic stick.
Berardi3
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Ulrich
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If this is with a warm engine ... you are maximal @ 200 ml low .. IMO nothing to worry about.
Berardi3
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that was with the bike upright maybe a minute with warm engine
Ulrich
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IMO you are good
Cu Dubh
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If you wait a few more minutes, more oil will drain into the sump & sightglass. A minute is pretty short.
I'm a bit AR & have found that about 10 minutes gives me the best accuracy. This is especially important in cases where you've just added oil as it's easy to overfill, and that's not good.
That being said, your oil level looks good.
Agree with the comments. That looks fine for a minute.
Kiwidude
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In my garage I have a mirror up against the wall, park the bike and can see in the mirror the level.