At around 200 miles on the clock (bought the V7 III new on 7/31/2020). I decided to check the engine oil, gearbox oil, and transmission oil level.
Transmission/Final Drive: I checked this when the bike was cold (sit for two weeks), there was no oil coming out of the level hole and there was oil when I put my finger in the hole. Tighten the level plug to 20 ft-lb.
Gearbox oil: Also checked when the bike was cold. I checked it when the bike is clod by opening the filler plug and put a ~ 6" chop stick down the hole. I wiggled the chop stick to let it go down as deep as possible and found oil at about 4.6" on the stick.
A couple of things to note are that the filler plug was really tight. I was not able to open it with a 10" socket wrench. Ended up using a 16" breaker bar. Also, after opening the plug, there was air released from the hole...interesting. Tighten the plug to 20 ft-lb.
Rode the bike for about an hour and no leak on the final drive level plug.
Engine oil: checked when the bike was hot, rode it for about an hour and let it sit for about 10 min. With the bike leveled (wood blocks on the side stand). With the dip stick screwed in, the oil level was at about the full mark. With dip stick not screwed in, oil level was at about 1/4" above the min mark. I then checked the air box and there was no sign of oil, not even oil film anywhere.
Transmission/Final Drive: I checked this when the bike was cold (sit for two weeks), there was no oil coming out of the level hole and there was oil when I put my finger in the hole. Tighten the level plug to 20 ft-lb.
Gearbox oil: Also checked when the bike was cold. I checked it when the bike is clod by opening the filler plug and put a ~ 6" chop stick down the hole. I wiggled the chop stick to let it go down as deep as possible and found oil at about 4.6" on the stick.
A couple of things to note are that the filler plug was really tight. I was not able to open it with a 10" socket wrench. Ended up using a 16" breaker bar. Also, after opening the plug, there was air released from the hole...interesting. Tighten the plug to 20 ft-lb.
Rode the bike for about an hour and no leak on the final drive level plug.
Engine oil: checked when the bike was hot, rode it for about an hour and let it sit for about 10 min. With the bike leveled (wood blocks on the side stand). With the dip stick screwed in, the oil level was at about the full mark. With dip stick not screwed in, oil level was at about 1/4" above the min mark. I then checked the air box and there was no sign of oil, not even oil film anywhere.