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[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by comonboys

good idea i dont have a turkey baster...........
note to cutty:by the "wifey" a baster

Man, before I read NW's post that you quoted, this comment sure got my mind a racin'!

[comonboys]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Man, before I read NW's post that you quoted, this comment sure got my mind a racin'!

interesting.....

here's the progress on my little issue. Checked the bike this morning and the oil was inbetween still. There was no oil on the ground from leakage. So I took that as a good sign!!! I DID IT....
Rode that bitch to work this morning. It was 29* when I left and 31* when I got to work. Burrrrrr...... See my thread about my b-day gift for the rest of the story............

[marko138]

Did you run the bike and then let it sit for a few minutes before you checked the level?

[comonboys]

Originally Posted by marko138

Did you run the bike and then let it sit for a few minutes before you checked the level?

Last night I did
This morning I checked before I started it up to warm it up.... I talked to Cutty and he said that should be OK.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by marko138

Did you run the bike and then let it sit for a few minutes before you checked the level?

SV is a cold check in the window.

1125 is a pain in the ass hot check.

she done did good.

[comonboys]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

SV is a cold check in the window.

1125 is a pain in the ass hot check.

she done did good.

yay me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoJoYZF]

Congrats and welcome to the wrenching world

[comonboys]

Originally Posted by JoJoYZF

Congrats and welcome to the wrenching world

i have always loved to wrench. Daddy wouldn't let me cause he didn't have the patience. MY x was a mechanic and just didn't care to have me learn. And cutty is slowly learning that he has to have patience with me.

I love being in the garage all dirty and oily.... i think i was more excited about getting an air compressor, compact tools. air guns... whoooo-hooooooo bring it on.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

SV is a cold check in the window.

1125 is a pain in the ass hot check.

she done did good.

Whats the process on the Buell?

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by marko138

Whats the process on the Buell?

start, get to operating temp
ride for a min of 10 min and 5 miles
let idle for 3 min sitting verticle, NOT on the side stand
turn off, let sit for 2 min again verticle NOT on the side stand
pull dipstick, wipe clean
reinsert dipstick, threading all the way in
pull out and check, should be between min and max.

and yes, if you leave it on the side stand, or if you check it cold, it will not even show up on the dipstick.

there have been a LOT of overfilled 1125R's.