21-10-12, 01:07 PM
(20-10-12, 10:06 PM)richfzs link Wrote: You should be checking level with both wheels on the ground, not on the centre stand. Pull the bike vertical to check level (or get somebody to hold it for you, if not comfortable pulling the bike towards you as you crouch to see the gauge...)
Owner's Manual, page 6-9, "To check the engine oil level: 1. Place the motorcycle on the centerstand." - it doesn't subsequently (in the 4 steps) instruct to take the bike off the centerstand - implies leaving the bike on the centrestand
Haynes Manual, page 0-12 (took me a while to suss their page numbering!): "Engine/transmission oil level check: On FZS models, put the motorcycle on its centrestand [different, *correct* spelling of 'centrestand'
]" and subsequently (after letting it idle for several minutes to allow it to reach normal operating temperatures) "Stop the engine. Leave the motorcycle undisturbed for a few minutes to allow the oil level to stabilise." - again, the implication is to keep the bike on its centrestand.(and my spell checker is suggesting I correct 'centerstand' to 'EastEnders' - but centrestand it only suggests things like 'centre-stand' :lol )