Checking oil on paddock stand
 

Hi All,

May well be a dumb question, if so I apologise in advance!

I've read previous forum threads on the process to check oil in the XT600X - so I went for a ride, brought the bike home, popped it on a paddock stand and cleaned the chain quickly while it was still warm...then opened the dipstick to check oil, and oil came pouring out. (prob 5 minutes after stopping the engine).

Was it just that the bike was at too much of an angle on the paddock stand, or was it potentially over-filled by the dealer? (I got the bike on Wednesday, so my first maintenance morning).

(Yes, I know not to lube the chain while it's warm - I'll do that later on...cleaning a warm chain is much easier though!)

Thanks in advance!
Grant

I guess it's highly likely that being on a paddock stand the arse end of the bike is a lot higher than the front? This could well be why it appears over-filled. When it's on the paddock stand get a block of wood under the front wheel to level things out. Better still, check it while your sitting on it, which is how I tend to do it.

However...

It quite well have been over-filled by the dealer; it has been known! ;)

The one and only time mine's been to the dealer for oil (600 mile service) they'd massively over-filled it (and over-tightened the chain!)

Yup, I'll do that in future, cheers for the response!