Date: 30-04-24  Time: 20:56 pm

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Re: Little too much oil?
« Reply #25 on: 30 October 2018, 05:08:09 pm »
I understood you had to take the bike OFF the centre stand, with it on its wheels only, to measure the oil level through the sight glass.
On it's centre stand (for us lucky Fazer owners) its tilted a little backward, on its back wheel.

Theres something wrong with your bike then, by default, the front wheel is on the ground when on the mainstand with the rear in the air.
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Re: Little too much oil?
« Reply #26 on: 30 October 2018, 07:40:28 pm »
On level ground even with my large top box half full, which hangs totally past the rear of the bike, it will always rest on the front tyre on the centre stand.
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Re: Little too much oil?
« Reply #27 on: 31 October 2018, 02:30:42 pm »
I had a problem with the sight glass going cloudy and stained over the winter stand up.[/size]I ordered the part below from at https://yambits.co.uk/fzs1000-fazer-engine-oil-level-window-p-15258.htmlProducts ------------------------------------------------------ 1 x FZS1000 Fazer Engine Oil Level Window (MLP043) = £11.99 (Inc. VAT)£9.99 (Ex. VAT) ------------------------------------------------------ Sub-Total: £11.99 Delivery (Royal Mail SIGNED FOR to Mainland UK): £4.92 INCLUSIVE OF VAT @ 20% IF APPLICABLE: £2.82 Total: £16.91I didn't fit it myself but my mechanic said it was a lot easier to fit than he thought it would be.Dave...

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Re: Little too much oil?
« Reply #28 on: 31 October 2018, 03:02:04 pm »
I had a problem with the sight glass going cloudy and stained over the winter stand up.I ordered the part below from at https://yambits.co.uk/fzs1000-fazer-engine-oil-level-window-p-15258.htmlProducts ------------------------------------------------------ 1 x FZS1000 Fazer Engine Oil Level Window (MLP043) = £11.99 (Inc. VAT)£9.99 (Ex. VAT) ------------------------------------------------------ Sub-Total: £11.99 Delivery (Royal Mail SIGNED FOR to Mainland UK): £4.92 INCLUSIVE OF VAT @ 20% IF APPLICABLE: £2.82 Total: £16.91I didn't fit it myself but my mechanic said it was a lot easier to fit than he thought it would be.Dave...


As long as the bike doesn't develop a leak i'm quite content in putting 2.8 litres of oil in, with a new filter, and it does the trick without any need for a top up between changes (4000 miles for me).
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