Hi guys when checking the oil on my GS500 should i have the dipstick screwed in or not?

unscrew - wipe - dip - check - rescrew.

Bike should be upright as well - not on sidestand.

If you don't have anyone to help you and you cannot hold it upright yourself, sit on the bike.

1 - unscrew
2 - wipe dipstick clean
3 - place dipstick so it sits there (do NOT screw it back in)
4 - remove and take reading
5 - if happy, rescrew 

Michael

Thanks Guys  greatly appreciated

Quote from: mister on May 18, 2012, 11:27:18 PM
if happy, rescrew

Words to live by...   

-Jessie

Quote from: BaltimoreGS on May 19, 2012, 05:12:06 AM

Quote from: mister on May 18, 2012, 11:27:18 PM
if happy, rescrew

Words to live by...   

-Jessie

And watch out for the bits of road grit and crap that can collect around the oil-dipstick cap. Don't want that inside the gubbins.

Rag that wipes is the go.

What sort of oil do you guys recommend?

I use 10w40 synthetic motoroil. Silkoline to be precise and I have never had a problem. Use it in 5 bikes and recommended by my mechanic mate.

Quote from: Hughesy on September 09, 2012, 03:13:06 AM
What sort of oil do you guys recommend?

Fresh.

Quote from: pave_spectre on September 09, 2012, 03:18:01 AM

Quote from: Hughesy on September 09, 2012, 03:13:06 AM
What sort of oil do you guys recommend?

Fresh.

I was gonna write something like that but thought better of it.

Yeah don't ask that in general discussion lol. Yeah anything 10w40, I even used Mobil 1 and was happy with it.

Yea any 10w40 oil. Even car oil as long as it has not got that additive crap in it (cant think of the name atm?) it will say on the bottle it has additives.

Quote from: codajastal on September 09, 2012, 03:29:45 AM
Yea any 10w40 oil. Even car oil as long as it has not got that additive crap in it (cant think of the name atm?) it will say on the bottle it has additives.

Friction Modifiers.

Yeah that crap. Do we even have that in Australia?

Yea thanks Pave thats the crap and yes slips we do have it here so make sure it does not go into your engine or you will fukk it up

Can say I havnt honestly looked. But bought bike oil for bikes and car oil for cars so yeah

Quote from: mister on May 18, 2012, 11:27:18 PM
If you don't have anyone to help you and you cannot hold it upright yourself, sit on the bike.

Because putting it on the centrestand is....?

Not sitting it level on the ground