20-04-13, 08:08 AM
The bike has been stood at my house for six weeks, plus a while at previous owners. Some years he put very few miles on it, I can see that from old MOT's. I had a quick look around this morning and have oiled the chain. It needs a good clean, which I will do. There is a lot of old dirty oil at the front sprocket, so it is possible a seal somewhere around there is failing. I also think it has too much oil in it. If it needs checking when upright the indicator window is full, on centre stand. But if I check it when on the side stand the window shows oil half way. I realise this could be an unrelated issue, but if over filled that could be a problem. Is this right for checking oil level?