New to Bikes, Need help.

[roblee8908]

Is conventional safe enough as opposed to synthetic?

[roblee8908]

What are the dangers of it being overfilled?

I accidentaly put a little more than I should have, its now above the Full level by about a half inch maybe a little less. oops.

I know in my car overfilling is common, some people with small leaks intentionally overfill them. But is this bad for the bike?

[jgreth]

Conventional will work but synthetic is highly recommended ( by Suzuki as well ).

Overfilling the bike CAN be bad. If it's too much you can blow gaskets and such due to the higher oil pressure. I'm sure you now notice that you can't shift from 1st up to Neutral while stopped, right?

I made a similar mistake once. Go to your local hardware store ( Lowes or something ) and buy 3 feet of clear vinyl tubing ( about 1/2" thick works great ). Get a gatorade bottle or heck anything that will hold mildly hot oil for an hour or so. Put the bike on the center stand. Let your bike run in idle for 3 minutes. Cut the engine and let it sit for another 3 minutes. Now on the right side of your bike, open the oil filler cap and take out the dipstick. Put one end of the tubing into the same spot you took the dipstick out of. Put the other end in your mouth and suck slowly on it. Be careful, the oil is still pretty hot so once you see it starting to come up the tube, slow it down a bit. Once the oil is about 5" from your mouth, remove the tubing from your mouth and drop it down below the level of the oil filler cap area. Quicky put the end of the tube into the bottle you have to hold the oil. Drain out as much as you think you'll need. Once it's at the level you want, raise the tubing to drain out the remainder back into the bike. Let it drip out for a minute or two. Remove the tubing and avoid getting any drops on your engine. Put your oil filler cap back on and put the cap on the bottle that is holding the oil. Take the oil to any recycling store ( AutoZone or similar ). Throw the tubing away or clean it out and save it for another accident.

That's a quick, cheap, and easy way of fixing an oil overfill.

And yes, I've done it too once ( checked oil and forgot to put it on the center stand, added a quart ... doh! -- was tired that night )

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by roblee8908

Lemme know if its better now

Yes. Thank you.

It is also a matter of courtesy to those who have tried to help, if you would report what it was that you did to actually fix a problem........rather than just "Lights are fixed."

[roblee8908]

Thanks for that tip "jgreth", you were right on when you said its harder to get to neutral from 1st.

I drained some out, I'm still a little over the Full line, but all in all I think its a lot better now.

Thanks for all that helped.

The bulbs DID need replacing, so you were correct in saying that both burnt out. Replaced them and voila, good as new.

Thanks again for all that helped, and I plan on submitting my own knowledge (when I learn some stuff ) to those who need help as well.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by roblee8908

Thanks again for all that helped, and I plan on submitting my own knowledge (when I learn some stuff ) to those who need help as well.