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Mhpalin
| Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 08:46 pm: |
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Just picked up my 09cr from the dealer,get it home first thing I do is check the oil and it is over filled up to the notch in the dip stick.Phoned the dealer and talked to the tech? who worked on it yea I ran the bike for 3 min let it sit for a few min and added oil.I then had to tell him the right way to do it,next nearest dealer is 4 hrs away good thing I got 2 now. |
Tbowdre
| Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 08:55 pm: |
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i believe it |
Tpoppa
| Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 08:58 pm: |
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They probably checked the level when the bike was on the side stand. |
Jayz
| Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 09:10 pm: |
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Hi, not sure about the 09CR but my owners manual for my 10CR states to check oil while it's on the side stand. |
Ridenusa4l
| Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 09:55 pm: |
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thats becuase the 2010's have the oil sight glass to check the oil not a dipstick. Jake |
Xnoahx
| Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:05 pm: |
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That is the most amazing thing I have ever heard. |
Ridenusa4l
| Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:11 pm: |
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xnoahx- +1000!!! EPIC WIN!! Jake |
Randy_bowers
| Posted on Friday, August 20, 2010 - 03:42 pm: |
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On the 08 a quick check can be done with the bike cold (sitting overnight) and on the side stand the oil should be right on the tip of the dipstick. |
Jjr1125
| Posted on Friday, August 20, 2010 - 04:44 pm: |
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Here is another dealer story. I took the Uly in to my local dealer for its first service. I watched the "tech" screw around for 20 minutes trying to get the seat off. He kept going to other techs and they didn't know how to get it off either. I finally had to go back and show him how to get the seat off. Needless to say, I won't take the 1125 there either. |
Clk92vette
| Posted on Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 09:33 am: |
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Randy I beg to differ with your cold check assessment. I tried it on my '08 R and ended up overfilling by about 1/2 qt. The cold check method was removed from the manual due to inconsistent results. The more I read about Harley Dealers servicing Buell's, the more convinced I am that I will never take mine in for anything. Fortunately I wasn't planning on it anyway, in 20+ years of driving I have only taken a vehicle to a mechanic once outside of warranty issues. That was a transmission rebuild on my T-bird Turbo Coupe and I regretted spending that $800 for years. I should have bought a new tranny and put it in my self! "Teaching a man to fish" always beats the heck out of giving him a fish. |