I love my Venture....But,

[Guest Swifty]

I, think it's absolutely ridiculous to build a bike without a centre stand, let alone to buy a bike without one.

[Scooter Bob]

The 2x4 can help, but...

 

Once you have your helper or the mirror check done once, sit it on the 2x4 or even the level garage floor and check it again. Now you know where it should be at that position, and just check it in that position from there on. On the level floor mine's just at the bottom of glass, so I do a slight wiggle and look for oil to show up at the bottom.

 

I think the glass is much easier than any dipstick!!

 

Since it uses no oil between changes anyway after 52,000 miles, why worry??

 

Later, Scooter Bob

[BoomerCPO]

I use a small block of 2x4 under the kickstand.....and be careful NOT to bump the bike from the kickstand side after it is level !

 

 

Boomer.....who did the bump and then looked like a monkey humping a football trying to keep the scoot from going over.

[georgew48]

Trike it, problem solved. I agree with you about the design. How hard would it have been to put a dip stick on these bikes. My wifes Honda Shadow had a dip stick.

[eusa1]

the wife likes my venture but ..also:rotfl:

 

c'mon now, i thought this was a family site??

[Jrichard]

BUY a MOTORCYCLE w/a CENTERSTAND and the prob. will b solved!!!!-------------:fiddle::fiddle:

[slick97spirit]

BUY a MOTORCYCLE w/a CENTERSTAND and the prob. will b solved!!!!-------------:fiddle::fiddle:

 

 

Typical 1st Gen logic.....

[Sylvester]

My 81 Goldwing has a site glass, so I don't think it is totally the blame of 2nd gen bikes only. I use my Wheel Dock to hold my bike upright in the garaged all the time, therefore I have no problem checking the level.

[1joeranger]

The girl I date has her own bike, a HD Road King! She is also mechanically inclined! So we help each other when working on the bikes! She also cooks and is fun to look at! I know, I know, it's good to be me!!

 

The only problem I see is that some of you might have a hard time finding the "right one" at the local autozone!!!

[buddy]

Guess I have it made.... Peg helped her Dad rebuild cars.

And she helped me rebuild the motor in our race car. So when I ask her to check the oil level I have no worries.....

 

But when she's not around I use a 2X4 to check, also to help change the oil...

 

 

Buddy

[SilvrT]

Unless your scoot is burning oil or leaking it, ... really... how often is it necessary to check the oil? HARDLY EVER! With the exception of when it's oil change time, you should be able to go thousands of miles without worrying about the oil level.

 

OK, now that I've said that.... I ask myself... "why am I checking my danged oil every other week?" ... it must be a "guy" thing.

 

In my case, I get Nina to sit on the bike and bring it upright so I can look at the sight glass... or, I get her to look at it while I got the bike upright. Now if I can only get her to figgure out if it's half full, or half empty!

[Squidley]

I just use one of those telescoping mirrors, sit on the bike and put it upright and hold the mirror down there.

 

This is exactly what I would do, and I have in the past

[pegscraper]

X2

Only I just gently pull the bike off the side stand and let it balance itself at center, carefully bend down and bingo.. Once you get the hang of it you will be surprised how easy it is.

 

X3. It's just not that difficult. And quick, too. No fiddling around with jacks, center stands, or wooden blocks.

[Red Ryder]

Guess I just don't understand, it don't leak oil, and the light does not come on, good to go, just ride till it stops. Just kidding, I check the tires once a week and the oil, has to be a built in sensor in us to check the oil. Later-

[Brenda H]

Friend of mine has a do it yourself mirror stick. He bought a cheap putter, glued the magnifying half of a compact mirror to the head, and he's good to go. I'm planning on trying that set up myself. I'm nearsighted enough these days that a standard mirror might not cut it .

[MikeM8560]

Ive got a mirrow i use. but i rember when i had my v star 1100 reading of a kit that mounted nect to the window so you could check it all the time.

[KiteSquid]

well... I just squat down on the right side of the bike, grab the handlebar (key locked) and gently tip it. no helper, no smoke, no mirrors, no problem. just dont try to stand it up totally straight. Only enough to see that your at a safe oil level. ps it's an rsv 2gen.

 

 

This is what I do

[loehring]

I use the mirror as well. It's a little dark in my garage so I shine a flashlight down on the mirror and that lights the glass for me too. It takes just a second. As for not worrying about it because the bike doesn't burn oil, my car doesn't either but I still check the oil level once a week out of habbit. I guess I just like to keep an eye on things. Oil level, tire pressure, tread wear, etc.