Warning: Never start the engine or run the engine in a confined area. Exhaust fumes are poisonous and can cause loss of consciousness and death within a short period of time. Always operate your motorcycle in the open-air or in an area with adequate ventilation.
Warning: Motorcycle operation with insufficient, deteriorated, or contaminated engine oil will cause accelerated engine wear and may result in engine or transmission seizure. Seizure of the engine or transmission may lead to loss of motorcycle control and an accident.
Caution: Running the engine with insufficient oil will cause engine damage. If the low oil pressure indicator remains on, stop the engine immediately and investigate the cause.
1. Start the engine and run at idle for approximately five minutes.
2. Stop the engine, then wait for at least three minutes to allow the oil to settle.
3. Note the oil level visible in the sight glass.
1. Filler; 2. Sight glass; 3. Oil level (correct level shown); 4. Crankcase oil level lines
4. When correct, oil should be visible in the sight-glass at a point mid-way between the two horizontal lines marked on the crankcase.
Note: An accurate indication of the level of oil in the engine is only shown when the engine is at normal operating temperature and the motorcycle is upright (not on the side stand).
5. If it is necessary to top up the oil level, remove the filler plug and add oil, a little at a time, until the level registered in the sight glass is correct.
6. Once the correct level is reached, fit and tighten the filler plug.