Now I'm panicking!!

[flatdog]

All JB worries about is has he enough coal to get the steam up

Funny that.....

I too will never sell my 1150.
And you wouldn't catch me dead riding those 1200's let alone the toilet.

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Funny that.....

I too will never sell my 1150.
And you wouldn't catch me dead riding those 1200's let alone the toilet.

You are missing out.....

 

[Bounce]

You are missing out.....

I agree......

 

[Bounce]

The tool for the oil filler is in your tool kit and is a triangular plastic thingy.

And if you don't have one, a key will do....

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

All JB worries about is has he enough coal to get the steam up

Anthracite works best in the 1150

I agree, 44 chill the feck out

Been doing a few battery load tests on the 1150 today - so a bit of stopping & starting

Sight glass is empty now, not a fecking drop of oil anywhere to be seen

It was half full when started - where's it gone ?

Probably stuck in the oil cooler pipes on a cold engine

Am I worried?

Am I feck, it'll be back to the red dot, after a good ride

44 - how long have you had bikes ??

 

[Deleted account 200123001]

Sight glass seal leakage causing a bit of loss? Worth checking just to make sure there genuinely isn't a leak.

 

[number44]

Anthracite works best in the 1150

I agree, 44 chill the feck out

Been doing a few battery load tests on the 1150 today - so a bit of stopping & starting

Sight glass is empty now, not a fecking drop of oil anywhere to be seen

It was half full when started - where's it gone ?

Probably stuck in the oil cooler pipes on a cold engine

Am I worried?

Am I feck, it'll be back to the red dot, after a good ride

44 - how long have you had bikes ??

Yes I think you are all right, Im getting myself spooked. 22 years in the saddle and a BMW owner for 7 weeks. I'll put a 100ml in her, take the bike for a good run and report back. I hope I have egg on my face!

 

[Heisenberg]

Next problem, how do I can remove the filler cap? Always done at the dealers, dont have a tool. Can I buy one at Halfords?

Attach about 0.5lb of C4 and stand back.
This will also ensure you find out exactly how much oil is in the engine.

 

[Gazza100]

Please stop referring to your bike as Her. It's a machine. No offence meant.

 

[number44]

Please stop referring to your bike as Her. It's a machine. No offence meant.

No offence taken, its Metaphor and if Im the first to refer to my machine as a 'she' I would be very very surprised..

 

[ahutcheon]

Sight glass seal leakage causing a bit of loss? Worth checking just to make sure there genuinely isn't a leak.

If it had leaked enough to drop half way down the sight glass I suspect the oil spread around would be obvious. Spray quarter of a litre of hot oil around, you won't have to dust for the damp spot...

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Please stop referring to your bike as Her. It's a machine. No offence meant.

Yours may be but mine is definitely a she and much, much more than just a machine. No offence meant

 

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JonnyB
Exactly

 

[Gazza100]

As much as I like my bike and love riding it, cleaning it and generally looking after it - it's still only a machine. Metal and plastic. Man/robot made. Nice looking and a lovely exhaust note but not "she". Sorry.

 

[Deleted account 200123001]

If it had leaked enough to drop half way down the sight glass I suspect the oil spread around would be obvious. Spray quarter of a litre of hot oil around, you won't have to dust for the damp spot...

Agreed not significant enough to cause a sudden drop...but if the inaccuracies of the sight glass make you accustom to seeing low oil levels then a progressive leak may go unnoticed or ignored.

 

[TimboLeMatelot]

Please stop referring to your bike as Her. It's a machine. No offence meant.

Your quite right but as much as I love and hate it I still refer to "Brunhilde" as her

 

[paul nicholls]

oil.

Could this be a wind up? He is a pilot after all!
If not, where do you live? I've got a spare filler cap tool you can have.

 

[jags]

she?

hopefully all those who refer to their bike as she get an exceedingly good ride. apologies for the hijack.

 

[Myke Rocks]

3 fecking pages on checking oil levels: Like something out of Mony Python.

Having had some of these tractors for 8 years now, I have devised the perfect method of checking the oil level:
Every 6,000 miles or so, I go to the local motor factors and buy 5 litres of the nearest and cheapest fully synthetic oil.

I then drain the oil from my bike. I have seen there was oil in it, so I am happy enough.
I then refill the bike with the recently bought "anything goes".

In another 6,000 miles, I repeat the process.
I never look at it in between times.

Why get up tight about irrelevant things. The tractor holds so much oil that if it were to go significantly low between services, you would be filling the road with smoke.
Myke

 

[Deleted account 200502001]

Having had some of these tractors for 8 years now, I have devised the perfect method of checking the oil level:
Every 6,000 miles or so, I go to the local motor factors and buy 5 litres of the nearest and cheapest fully synthetic oil.

I then drain the oil from my bike. I have seen there was oil in it, so I am happy enough.
I then refill the bike with the recently bought "anything goes".

In another 6,000 miles, I repeat the process.
I never look at it in between times.

Why get up tight about irrelevant things. The tractor holds so much oil that if it were to go significantly low between services, you would be filling the road with smoke.
Myke

But if I used your method I would be in trouble as in the last 5k miles I've lost 5 litres of oil.