CAUTION

Prolonged or repeated contact with used motor oil may be harmful to skin and could cause skin cancer. Promptly wash affected areas with soap and water. (00358b)

NOTICE

Do not overfill oil. Doing so can result in oil carryover to the air cleaner leading to equipment damage and/or equipment malfunction. (00190b)

NOTE

See Figure 2. When checking oil level, use the gauge marked FULL HOT VEHICLE UPRIGHT.

Oil Level Cold Check

For pre-ride inspection, park vehicle on level ground.
See Figure 1. Remove filler plug/dipstick. Wipe off the dipstick. Insert the dipstick and tighten into the fill spout.

NOTE

Oil level on a cold engine should never be above the midway point.

See Figure 2. Remove filler plug/dipstick. Using the gauge marked FULL HOT VEHICLE UPRIGHT on the dipstick, verify the oil level. The correct oil level should register midway (2) between the ADD QT and FULL HOT marks on the dipstick.
If oil level is at or below the ADD QT mark, add only enough oil to bring the level to the ADD QT mark.
Start and idle engine for two minutes. Turn off engine.
Check oil level. Add only enough to bring level midway between the ADD QT (1) and FULL HOT (3).

Oil Level Hot Check

NOTICE

Do not allow hot oil level to fall below Add/Fill mark on dipstick. Doing so can result in equipment damage and/or equipment malfunction. (00189a)

NOTE

The engine requires a longer warm-up period in colder weather.
Perform engine oil level hot check only when engine is at normal operating temperature.

Run motorcycle until engine oil is at normal operating temperature (93.4 °C (200 °F) or higher).
Park vehicle on level ground. Allow engine to idle for 1-2 minutes. Turn off engine.
See Figure 1. Remove filler plug/dipstick and wipe off the dipstick. Insert the dipstick and tighten into the fill spout.
See Figure 2. Remove filler plug/dipstick. Using the gauge marked FULL HOT VEHICLE UPRIGHT on the dipstick, verify the oil level. The level should be between the ADD QT (1) and FULL HOT (3) marks. Add oil as necessary to bring the level to the FULL HOT mark on the dipstick. Do not overfill.

NOTE

Start engine and carefully check for oil leaks around drain plug and oil filter.

NOTE

Check engine oil level at each complete fuel refill.
Change oil at specified intervals in normal service at warm or moderate temperatures. Refer to Service Intervals and Records → Service Records.
Oil change intervals should be more frequent in cold weather or severe operating conditions. See Service Intervals and Records → Service Records.

Figure 1. Engine Oil Filler Plug

1	ADD QT mark
2	Cold check level
3	FULL HOT mark

Figure 2. Engine Oil Dipstick