Oil Site Glass

 

I have a 2007 V Star 650, I can't see the oil level in it! it is black as
the ace of spades. is this normal?
why didn't thy put a f#$% dip stick in it?

 

tony255@bellsouth.net wrote:

How long since you changed your oil, 4000 miles or more?

Oil lubricates and cleans the inside of the engine.

Oil starts out nice and clear and gold colored and it turns black from carbon
it
collects during operation.

\>why didn't thy put a f#$% dip stick in it?

Because Yamaha is still mad about WW2?

Motorcycles have had sight glasses so you can see the oil level directly
since the 1980's.

My FZR has a sight glass that is so low on the side of the engine I have to
get on my hands and knees while balancing the motorcycle in a vertical
position with one hand and look through a hole in the fairing to see the oil
level.

That is the stupidest way to check the oil I could ever imagine.

I started using an inspection mirror so I could check the oil while sitting
on the seat and holding the bike vertical with my legs.

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wrote:


you haven't made a simple 2x4 jig to hold it upright? one 9'
2x4 will work. doing it by hand means you WILL dump the
bike.
safety first, get to building!

 someone@some.domain wrote:


I can carry the telescoping inspection mirror in my tank bag so I can check
the oil on a trip. The 2X4 jig would be a little bulky.

But I did build a simple screw jack that bolts to the swing arm. It's just a
12" section of 1/2 X 1/2 square tubing with 2 1/4 holes drilled in one end.

Two 1/4 bolts go through the two pin holes for Yamaha's factory racing jack.

Then there's a 3/8th inch nut bolt and washer that go into the bottom of the
screw jack.

That way, i can jack the rear wheel off the ground enough to spin it as I
apply the 90-weight gear lube.

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 wrote:


that sounds good.