My GS at last! / Oil level question

[denisss]

I received my new GS yesterday and it's everything I expected and more. :dance I'm very impressed with the level of sofistiquation and the ride in general. Moreover, my wife loves it too! :love She's very comfortable on it, especially with the padding of the top case (my previous bike was a ZX-9 and she rarely rode with me).

I notice that the oil level is higher than recommended in the manual, I can't even see the oil line when cold. Could that contribute to some vibrations at higher rpm? Should I remove some oil? I looked for the drain plug but I'm not sure if that's the "recessed hex screw" under the skid plate. :dunno

Comments anyone?

[PacWestGS]

Congratulations and welcome aboard :wave

Your oil is probably fine, check it warm, on the center stand say after a brief five minute shut down. (getting gas) After that, just keep it filled between the red lines. It will burn some for quite awhile so keep checking on a regular basis.

The vibration is probably also normal for a boxer, give it some time to break-in and mention it during the 600 mile service/check.

Enjoy, you'll be very happy with it. :D

Doc

[SNC1923]

What Doc said.

Congrats on your new ride. Welcome to the forum, too.

Send pix soon.

[RedBeemer]

The Boxer will smooth out with mileage and produce more power. It WILL get better with age! And more than one sport-biker has had a slap up side the head from a GS on and off the track.

[denisss]

I just figured how to do this so here we are...

[rinty]

Dennis:

Just get eye level with the window and then have somebody tip the bike over a few degrees so you can see where the oil level is.

P.S. If you're not on the Rocky Bow Riders e-mail list, come out to the breakfast 9:30 Sunday morning at Dave's in Bragg Creek. It's on the south side of the shopping centre, the "non-bike" part. I'll even tip the bike for you, but it might cost you a ride.

Rinty

[HFD190]

Congrats! Nice ride…

A flashlight does wonders for checking the oil. I usually can’t find the line in the sunshine without one. As your manual says, ride until the temp is up. Then park on the center stand, give it about 5 minutes and then check your level.

Yes. The drain plug is the recessed hex-head on the bottom of the crank case. There is no real great way to drain off a little oil. As DOC said, it will burn some oil. If you are a bit hi don’t worry, it will drop down into the sight glass within a few hundred miles. Your dealer may have “topped it off” a little in anticipation of pretty rapid oil consumption during the break-in…

[rmoody]

Welcome to the forum and the GS world! Very nice bike. After the break-in get out and take a long ride, take plenty of photos, then get back and upload them for us to see. We love feasting on other's adventures and excursions. :eat