Well I just got my sump baffle plate/windage tray from Motomoda (Peter Roper)
After every weekend ride I would remove the plug from the air box drain tube and Bella would do a little red wee, usually a teaspoon or so. Last serviced at 16,000k (it was written on the old filter), I purchased the bike with about 17,000k and the oil level was down about a third. By 19,000k the oil was down to the bottom mark as indicated in the photo below.
ALL LEVELS ARE TAKEN WITH THE DIP STICK SCREWED FULLY IN - and bike on a workshop stand. ENGINE COLD allowing the oil to fully drain and settle in the sump.
I captured and measured the oil I drained, plus the contents of the sump and filter, allowing for the bit I couldn't get there was approx 2.5 litres of oil in the bike with the oil just making the "low level" at 20mm from the bottom tip of the dip stick.
You can see the 'V' (45mm from bottom of stick) I filed in the dipstick to represent my new perceived oil level of 2.7 litres after the engine had been run and allowed to settle for ten minutes.. Looking thru the dipstick hole (with a torch) you could see the oil was just lapping the plate.
This photo shows the 45mm of dipstick that protrudes thru the windage tray.
So starting with my new oil, Penrite Sin 10 (10w/70) set at a level of 2.7 litres I will see how expulsion goes with the new windage tray.
Ps. I fill the new filter with oil before fitting. Remove outer spark plugs, attach to the leads and rest them on the head. I then turn the engine over for 15 sec to fill the oil galleries and make sure I have full oil pressure when I start the motor. I will run it for 30 seconds and then check the level and top up.
After every weekend ride I would remove the plug from the air box drain tube and Bella would do a little red wee, usually a teaspoon or so. Last serviced at 16,000k (it was written on the old filter), I purchased the bike with about 17,000k and the oil level was down about a third. By 19,000k the oil was down to the bottom mark as indicated in the photo below.
ALL LEVELS ARE TAKEN WITH THE DIP STICK SCREWED FULLY IN - and bike on a workshop stand. ENGINE COLD allowing the oil to fully drain and settle in the sump.
I captured and measured the oil I drained, plus the contents of the sump and filter, allowing for the bit I couldn't get there was approx 2.5 litres of oil in the bike with the oil just making the "low level" at 20mm from the bottom tip of the dip stick.
You can see the 'V' (45mm from bottom of stick) I filed in the dipstick to represent my new perceived oil level of 2.7 litres after the engine had been run and allowed to settle for ten minutes.. Looking thru the dipstick hole (with a torch) you could see the oil was just lapping the plate.
This photo shows the 45mm of dipstick that protrudes thru the windage tray.
So starting with my new oil, Penrite Sin 10 (10w/70) set at a level of 2.7 litres I will see how expulsion goes with the new windage tray.
Ps. I fill the new filter with oil before fitting. Remove outer spark plugs, attach to the leads and rest them on the head. I then turn the engine over for 15 sec to fill the oil galleries and make sure I have full oil pressure when I start the motor. I will run it for 30 seconds and then check the level and top up.