Oil siphoning?

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  1. BoroRich

    BoroRich Elite Member

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    Anyone ever siphoned oil out of their bike due to overfilling?

    I had the bike serviced recently and I checked the level the other day and the sight glass is full beyond the max mark.

    I've got a Mityvac and figured that I might siphon a bit out. With my old R6 this wouldn't have been a problem. I could've just stuck the tube down the dipstick hole but the Blade doesn't have one. Any ideas if there's somewhere I can get into the sump?

    Obviously if I had a newer Blade I'd just ride it around for 20 minutes until it burned all the oil off but as mine doesn't use any.....:D
     
  2. phantom

    phantom Active Member

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    just let some out the drain plug
     
  3. scooby

    scooby Elite Member

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    as above,aint rocket science ;)
     
  4. ShinySideUp

    ShinySideUp Elite Member

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    Or unscrew the oil filter a lil n let it drain from there, the oil filter can be a lil more controlled than the actual drain plug in amount you wanna remove.
     
  5. sinewave

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    What's this 'Sight Glass' lark? :confused:
     
  6. scooby

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    sight glass on the side of the engine on the 04-7's.

    much better than this dipstick bollox if you ask me
     
  7. scooby

    scooby Elite Member

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    much easier to remove the sump plug than the oil filter though,plus,the screw driver hole through the filter tends to leak afterwards ;)
     
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