You guys that ride a V65 Magna help me out. I have been about 2700 since the last oil change on the bike. I pulled it in the shop today to check the oil level. I have been riding it back and forth to work. Very short trip. I was checking the oil level on level ground WITHOUT screwing the oil dipstick back in. I thought I had read that somewhere. Anyway, not hardly any oil on the stick. Should I start the bike and then let it run and kill it and check it? It had not been started since I arrived at work this am. I am not leaking any oil and I just don't want to think I am using some. Any ideas or facts about how it should be done?
Taz, fire the bike up, on level ground, let it run to about 2-3 bars and kill the engine. Let it sit for 4-5 minutes and check the oil level without screwing the dip stick back in.
That should show you the true oil level.
Marc
Marc, can you do me a favor? Can you send an email to me at bradphillips1@yahoo.com and show me a photo of the dipstick out of your V65? I would like to see you indicate which mark on the stick is the FULL line. I just want to make sure I am starting out with the correct amount of oil in it when I change it. Thanks for your help.
Will do. Soon as I get my wife to tell me where she hid the camera. I'll probably get it to you either later this evening or tomrrow.
Marc.
Here ya Go Brad. I also emailed it to you.
Marc
(http://www.magnaownersoftexas.org/images/V65DipStick.jpg)