So put the rest of the 500 miles on today and bike ran great all weekend BUT-when I got home and checked the oil it was down to half way down the stick when it was to the top when I got home last night.
Not happy! Already reached out to service mgr (sure he loves that he gave me his cell number..) and they are picking up bike tomorrow. Bike did run strong all weekend and I did push it a bit on the way home so that part doesn't completely make sense if it sumped again.
I really hope there is a explanation for this but if not I ma not sure what I am going to do but going to be forced to do something.
Stay tuned..crap!!
My understanding is that oil will build in the crankcase to a certain extent after the engine is shutoff. However to properly measure oil on the dipstick or in the crankcase, you need to follow the steps in SB1450 to determine if sumping is occuring.
The bike should be warm and needs to idle for a period of time before checking the oil level. Is it possible you checked the oil right after a ride where you turned the engine off with little or no idle time before shutoff? It is possible you’re NOT sumping and simply checked the oil level before the pump had a chance to remove it after shutdown. Under normal circumstances, oil will likely collect in the crankcase if the engine is turned off before it has been entirely pumped into the pan.
If you checked at this moment, it would appear low on the dipstick however in the first minute or 2 the next time the bike was started, the pump would have emptied the crankcase and your level would be normal again.
That’s why the steps in SB1450 are very important to follow before measuring the oil on the dipstick (or in the crankcase). Just a thought to consider since the bike sounded like it was running properly.