CAUTIONProlonged 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
- Oil level can be checked with motorcycle upright or on jiffy stand. Both marks are on the same side of the dipstick. Carefully read dipstick when checking oil level.
- Check engine oil level at each complete fuel refill.
Oil Level Cold Check
- Place vehicle on level ground resting on the jiffy stand.
- See Figure 1. Remove filler plug/dipstick. Wipe off the dipstick. Insert the dipstick and tighten into the fill spout.
- See Figure 2. Remove filler plug/dipstick and check oil level. The correct oil level is midway (2) between the ADD QT (1) and FULL HOT (3) marks on the dipstick.
NOTE
Oil level on a cold engine should never be above the midway point.
NOTE
If oil level is at or below the ADD QT mark, add only enough oil to bring the level midway (2) between the ADD QT and FULL HOT marks. Never bring the level to the FULL HOT mark on a cold engine.
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
Perform engine oil level hot check only with engine oil at normal operating temperature.
- Ride motorcycle until engine oil reaches at least 93 °C (200 °F) or higher.
- Allow engine to idle for 1-2 minutes. Turn off engine.
- See Figure 1. Remove filler plug/dipstick. Wipe off the dipstick. Insert the dipstick and tighten into the fill spout.
- See Figure 2. Remove filler plug/dipstick and check oil level. Oil level must register between the ADD QT (1) and FULL HOT (3) marks. If oil level is at or below the ADD QT mark, add only enough oil to bring the level to the FULL HOT mark. Do not overfill.
Figure 1. Engine Oil Filler Cap
| 1 | ADD QT (lower) mark |
| 2 | Cold check level |
| 3 | FULL (hot check) mark |
Figure 2. Engine Oil Dipstick