dip stick oil level marks

Schwany said:

You don't need to ride it around the block to empty the sump. Just start the darn thing and run it for a while. Put a pan under it if you are worried about a mess.

3 quarts with an empty sump according to the manual I have.

A turkey baster is messy. Good old Harbor Freight sells a brake bleeder kit that will suck fluids up into a small tank. It requires an air compressor. I've used it for all kinds of automotive and motorcycle fluids. Not as quick as grabbing a turkey baster to setup, but better control.

Click to expand...

Bodger said:

Real Nortons - at least through early slimline featherbeds - didn't have dipsticks. To own one you had to have enough skill to guesstimate if the oil inside the tank was below the maximum level decal on the outside of the tank and to remember to run the bike before checking the level. I guess guesstimating is a lost art in today's computerized world. Ok I'll run for cover now.

Click to expand...

Schwany said:

I don't own a Commando. I did, but not anymore. It was so long ago I can't remember if the Commando I had even had a dip stick.

I have a P11 that is dip stickless. Putting oil in anything is not much cause for concern for me. I've got important stuff to worry about like raking up leaves, or getting another cup of coffee at the moment.

Click to expand...

Dry ice to help cut train delays caused by leaves on tracks

The new method of removing leaves from tracks will be trialled across northern England in the coming weeks.

www.bbc.co.uk

EstuaryBoy said:

You still rake up leaves (leafs?) ??? Wake up and join the 21st century, man.......

Dry ice to help cut train delays caused by leaves on tracks

The new method of removing leaves from tracks will be trialled across northern England in the coming weeks.

www.bbc.co.uk

Click to expand...

Schwany said:

You don't need to ride it around the block to empty the sump. Just start the darn thing and run it for a while. Put a pan under it if you are worried about a mess

Click to expand...

Schwany said:

... that is dip stickless.

Click to expand...

robs ss said:

I really like that line! I can think of sooo many applications - can I steal it?
I mean, to be a dipstick is something - but to be dip stickless is really special!

Click to expand...

Fast Eddie said:

I’ve often wondered why being a ‘dipstick’ became a derogatory term? I mean, what’s wrong with dipsticks ?!

Click to expand...

Fast Eddie said:

I’ve often wondered why being a ‘dipstick’ became a derogatory term? I mean, what’s wrong with dipsticks ?!

Click to expand...

Sweartymology: The surprisingly offensive origins of your favourite mild insults

Your dad has probably called you a ‘berk’ before – I mean, you are one – but you probably didn’t think much of it. A...

www.shortlist.com

L.A.B. said:

Sweartymology: The surprisingly offensive origins of your favourite mild insults

Your dad has probably called you a ‘berk’ before – I mean, you are one – but you probably didn’t think much of it. A...

www.shortlist.com

"Turns out, “dipstick” comes from “dip”, which was 1920s slang for a stupid person. Next came “dipshit”, which is obviously a lot stronger, so those less daring aggressors lightened it to “dipstick”."

Click to expand...