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
Check engine oil level at each complete fuel refill.
Oil Level Cold Check
  1. Place vehicle on level ground resting on the jiffy stand.
    2. NOTE
    Oil level on a cold engine should never be above the midway point.
  2. See Figure 1. Check engine oil level.
    1. Remove filler plug/dipstick.
    2. Wipe off the dipstick.
    3. Insert the dipstick and tighten into the fill spout.
    4. Remove filler plug/dipstick.
    5. See Figure 2. Check oil level. The correct cold oil level is midway (2) between the ADD QT (1) and FULL HOT (3) marks on the dipstick.
  3. If oil level is at or below the ADD QT mark, add only enough oil to bring the level to the ADD QT mark.
  4. Start and idle engine on jiffy stand for two minutes. Turn off engine.
  5. 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
Perform engine oil level hot check only with engine oil at normal operating temperature.
  1. Ride motorcycle until engine oil reaches at least 93 °C (200 °F) or higher.
  2. Allow engine to idle for 1-2 minutes on jiffy stand. Turn off engine.
  3. See Figure 1. Check oil level.
    1. Remove filler plug/dipstick.
    2. Wipe off the dipstick.
    3. Insert the dipstick and tighten into the fill spout.
    4. Remove filler plug/dipstick.
    5. See Figure 2. Check oil level. Oil level must register between the ADD QT and FULL HOT marks on the dipstick.
  4. 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 Plug
1ADD QT mark
2Cold check level
3FULL HOT mark
Figure 2. Engine Oil Dipstick (VEHICLE UPRIGHT Gauge)