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nice how you learn something new everyday.... knew about oil expansion but thought it was negligible, this thread led me to check exactly. I am building a new oil aluminum tank for my racer and turns out that at 150 Celsius you can easily get a 10-15% increase, over 2 litres of oil for instance, that's a good 200- 300 c.c., explains the tank "refilling" after a long ride i guess wasnt considering that in my calcs.

i see it's mostly young dudes here.... because for those with british bike experience, "wet sumping" as it was called was a common experience: literally ALL the tank going down, though with the very small crankcase for just the flywheel (pre-unit), it meant that it would get full to the brim and spit quite some oil from everywhere possible until it was back to the tank. it was very common to fit manual valves on the supply tube, which of course, sometimes you'd forget to open with disastrous results. later properly working check valves came into the aftermarket.
I've not been called young in a long time

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Before I started it I checked to see if there was any oil in the neck, nothing, it was bone dry. I started the bike (it started first time) and ran it for 10 mins. After turning it off and leaving it a minute I again checked the oil, still the dipstick was bone dry.
Hi Wayne.
Same things happened to me, some years ago. Bike was on the sidestand, idling. False reading. It must be kept upright.

From the owner's manual (xt660r):

To check the engine oil level
1. Place the vehicle on a level surface
and hold it in an upright position.
NOTE:
Make sure that the vehicle is positioned
straight up when checking the oil level.
A slight tilt to the side can result in a
false reading.
2. Start the engine, warm it up for 10–
15 minutes, and then turn it off.
3. Wait a few minutes until the oil settles,
remove the oil filler cap, wipe
the dipstick clean, insert it back
into the oil filler hole (without
screwing it in), and then remove it
again to check the oil level

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Cheers Petre

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I've not been called young in a long time

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I wrote "mostly ", means there are some exceptions too,
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