melted oil sight glass

[D6]

I'd say it was the heat coming off the exhaust rather than overly hot oil that did the damage.

But what do I know

you could be right there,

 

[Stromfulltrator]

bmw

sold my 1200 shit bikes,unless your charlie borman,all i can say is the power of dreams

 

[AberdeenAngus]

sold my 1200 shit bikes,unless your charlie borman,all i can say is the power of dreams

And you posted that on this thread because............?

 

[freelancefoto]

My cats called mittens!

 

[Stromfulltrator]

posted

And you posted that on this thread because............?

fair cop,had a lot of probs with my gsa,my mates has being good,also had a bad bad dealer,so left bmw,have got honda,s and a trumpet,sold my much loved v-strom to get the bmw,bet its still running,but rotted to bits lol

 

[Sgt Bilco]

fair cop,had a lot of probs with my gsa,my mates has being good,also had a bad bad dealer,so left bmw,have got honda,s and a trumpet,sold my much loved v-strom to get the bmw,bet its still running,but rotted to bits lol

I'm genuinely happy for you mate and it must be thrilling for you to have finally left this terrible brand. It must be wonderful for you that you can now come back on here and tell us how shite and unreliable our bikes really are

Thanks for your valuable and incisive input, much appreciated

 

[Rushy]

15 mins ......Did your mate forget to mention to you how bright red his headers were when he went back to the bike........

 

[Blackal]

fair cop,had a lot of probs with my gsa,my mates has being good,also had a bad bad dealer,so left bmw,have got honda,s and a trumpet,sold my much loved v-strom to get the bmw,bet its still running,but rotted to bits lol

That's all the convincing I need...............

See my R1200GSA for sale in the FS&W soon!

Al

 

[boatman]

That's all the convincing I need...............

See my R1200GSA for sale in the FS&W soon!

Al

I could manage ye a £fiver for it

 

[davegs]

I could manage ye a £fiver for it

A FIVER!! bloody hell how the other half lives, I'll collect it free for £4.50.

 

[Eagle i]

Melting sight glass.

It's plastic. And it's not the first time an oil sight glass has melted after a bike has been left with the engine running.

Hence the warnings in the owners handbook about it.

Try doing a search.

Why use plastic instead of glass?. Surely it can't be a cost issue. Just wondering
how the collective here deal with traffic jams in warmer climates?.

 

[Magwych]

Why use plastic instead of glass?. Surely it can't be a cost issue. Just wondering
how the collective here deal with traffic jams in warmer climates?.

Just like I do here, and in the car. I turn the engine off. Cunning, eh?

 

[Eagle i]

Just like I do here, and in the car. I turn the engine off. Cunning, eh?

Fair enough, but I was looking for a slightly more sophisticated answer!.

 

[autogs]

Fair enough, but I was looking for a slightly more sophisticated answer!.

there isnt one its as simple as that

 

[davegs]

Glass

Tell your mate to RTFM it says not to leave it running but to start it, get on and ride it.

 

[Stromfulltrator]

touchy

I'm genuinely happy for you mate and it must be thrilling for you to have finally left this terrible brand. It must be wonderful for you that you can now come back on here and tell us how shite and unreliable our bikes really are

Thanks for your valuable and incisive input, much appreciated

woooo a little touchy........ha ha

to be fair my comment was a bit tounge in cheek

dont hate the brand at all,just had a bad egg

its a brill forum on here,so calm down dear.....lol

 

[skywalker]

It's plastic. And it's not the first time an oil sight glass has melted after a bike has been left with the engine running.

Hence the warnings in the owners handbook about it.

Try doing a search.

You think some of 'em on here can read Steppers - later stuff is mineral glass (no red dot in the middle of the glass) on later stuff circa 2011 onwards

 

[Cook1e]

Just wondering how the collective here deal with traffic jams in warmer climates?.

Ride round them of course - what else?

 

[Bendy toy]

Why is the sight glass cheaper to MBW than a simple wire or flat strip dipstick as used in car engines.

Only option I can see in hot weather traffic is to fit a heat shield over the sight glass. Also avoid cheap petrol. The retarded the spark ignition throws more heat down the exhaust = more heat radiated off the pipes.