City Garage
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Unfortunately, with the 961, the oil level depends on the bike and the dipstick. Really as long as the oil pump is constantly fed oil during any riding condition, you can play with what oil level works for your bike. Again to repeat. If the oil isn't flowing properly out of the oil tank then you can get a false reading. If the inline filter is clogged it will slow the flow of the oil out of the tank making false oil readings as well as creating an overfull condition.I'm sure this topic has been discussed ad infinitonauseum, but since we
are talking about oiling of the innerds, what is the proper oil level to both avoid oil in the airbox and not deprive the engine of proper lubrication. I added an extension to my dipstick and run the oil level at just the level that would have fallen from the bottom of the stock dipstick. My oil collector bottle from the airbox fills slowly this way. I have the modifications that were supposed to have solved this problem but if I overfill , it still dumps oil. How crucial is oil level in engine lubrication? Is it a small or large acceptable oil volume range? I've reviewed the oil flow path information. I guess proper viscosity is also very important.