HUGE ISSUE EMERGENCY!!!!!!

[Raux]

if it's overfilled and fresh clean oil, it may look like no oil because there is no top line?

[OzzyRob]

if it's overfilled and fresh clean oil, it may look like no oil because there is no top line?

That's a damn fine point sir.

[adpeacock]

Before the problem I could see where the top line of the oil was.  So I am confused is this a huge issue?  Should I ride it today?

[ducpainter]

IMO it is not a huge issue. It isn't going to blow up. It will continue to push oil into the airbox until the level goes down.

It could start leaking somewhere if you have a gasket that isn't perfect.

If you have a turkey baster and a piece of tubing you can connect to it you can remove some oil through the oil fill.

In the future when you change oil put about 3/4 of the recommended amount in and then start the motor and shut it off after a warm up and check it in the sight glass. Top it up as necessary. Very few Ducs will take all of the recommended amount.

[adpeacock]

Okay thanks a lot for the help guys.  This was a huge help to me. 

[Slide Panda]

Be sure that you are checking the oil level in the sight glass properly. Which is on level ground, with the bike upright - NOT leaned on the side stand.

[El-Twin]

Be sure that you are checking the oil level in the sight glass properly. Which is on level ground, with the bike upright - NOT leaned on the side stand.

On my 1100evo, just a few degrees off of true vertical makes a surprising difference. It can easily go from showing too low to showing too high with just a slight list to one side or the other.

Since I don't yet have a proper stand in my inventory, I stabilize the bike with bungee cords attached to secure fastening points, then carefully place a 2x4 under the side stand and measure for true vertical with a long bubble leveler against the back tire. I can then calibrate the lean angle with smaller bits of whatever material is handy placed under the sidestand.

It's very Rube Goldberg, but effective and accurate. (And cheap... working strictly with native household elements  ).

[SpikeC]

 Good solution El-Twin!

[El-Twin]

Good solution El-Twin!

Thank you, sir.  I thought so hard about it that I could actually smell wood burning. 

[Cloner]

Are you sure you're not seeing the sight glass completely covered with oil?  Is it oil colored, (brown or red or whatever color you used) or is it clear where you can see the shiny metal baffle behind it?  I have seen crankcases so full that the oil is well above the sight glass, even when sitting on the side stand.

The "required amount" is too much for a bike that hasn't been completely drained....which is impossible during a "pull the drain plug and change the oil filter" service.  ALWAYS fill the oil to the recommended level between "full" and "low" on the sight glass, not to some theoretical required volume.  This also applies to forks.

[Cloner]

Oops....guess I might have looked at "Page 2" before posting....

Still applicable, I suppose.

[memper]

I sit on the bike with a carpenters level on the tank and read the window with a small mirror taped to a yardstick. 

[Heath]

You guys are making this too complicated. Hold the bike upright with your right hand on the throttle, bend down and look. No levels, no wood shims, ect...   Or just get a Baxley sport chock

[OzzyRob]

Spot on heath....I've always done it that way......that what I thought everyone else did

Or get someone else to hold it upright

[HotIce]

I keep the bike right up, grab the iPhony, and snap a picture