Checking oil level in B750

[jest2dogs]

I am rather embarrassed to ask such a basic question regarding checking oil level in my 2007 B750. Yes, the bike is upright, though the center stand cants it off to the right ever so slightly (before the center stand installation my petite wife held it upright* !). *(just while I checked the oil, not all the time..)

All of my other bikes have/had either vertical dipsticks or a sight glass, but the B750' dipstick is more horizontal. Am I to think that the dipstick should be inserted concentric with the opening and bore and touching the base of the cap to the outside of the opening and carefully, symmetrically, removing said dipstick to ensure a level read...?

Or can the dipstick just be "dipped' at an angle down into the sump to get a "read". I am rather apprehensive about letting the oil level get too low, but I always seem to need to top up the dang thing when I check with a lineal bore insertion/removal. So what's an accurate read on these? Am I being too anal, or is a deft hand not needed to check the oil? (I wish to afford a sump extender but an answer to this question might negate the need.) Just thank the stars that the oil I use has a red tint to it.

 

[Moto Fugazzi]

The bike should be upright and level. The dipstick should be screwed in completely for an accurate reading.
I usually check it 2 or 3 times to make sure I didn't put the dipstick in crooked.
I've only had to add about a total of 8oz of oil in the 5k miles that I've owned my V7C, at that was only in the past 2 weeks when the weather has been about 90f and I've been riding hard.
As long as you keep checking your oil, you shouldn't have to get the sump extender.

 

[oldmanjob]

Screwing in the dip stick is the proper method

Bill

 

[Holt]

Be sure you got the right level by the one & only proper & approved method. Then put the bike on the side stand, pull the stick, wipe it off, and check the level with the dipstick resting on the shoulder. Use a file to make a mark at the level measured, providing a quick-read mark for the future.
After this hard works done, aquire a sumpspacer, mount it, and lay back & relax. :woohoo:

 

[cmd400]

Seeing as how you're talking about oil levels. I've just purchased my first Guzzi. It's a Nevada Classic. Should the bike be upright to check oil? It doesn't actually say that anywhere although all my other bikes have been upright. If this is the case I like the idea of making a mark for future checking without all the balancing. Cheers.

 

[Holt]

Seeing as how you're talking about oil levels. I've just purchased my first Guzzi. It's a Nevada Classic. Should the bike be upright to check oil? It doesn't actually say that anywhere although all my other bikes have been upright. If this is the case I like the idea of making a mark for future checking without all the balancing. Cheers.

First check, upright, yes. Which can be a bit tricky if you haven't got anything but a sidestand... :huh:
And the dipstick fully screwed in.

 

[sign216]

Screwing the dipstick in to check oil can be a pain. The factory set it this way because the stick enters the sump at an angle. For accuracy the angle must be consistent, which is determined by screwing in the dipstick.

Despite that, I'm a fan of Holt's idea of re-marking the dipstick with an "unscrewed" mark.