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Dec 4th, 2011, 6:43 pm
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Cloudy oil level window
I've been noticing that the oil level window is cloudy as if there's moisture trapped in there. The bike just has 700 miles on it.
Anyone experience something similar?
Should I worry?
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Dec 4th, 2011, 6:54 pm
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Get it up to temp with a good long ride.It's just condensation that is very common.I'll bet you have been firing it up lots just to listen to your new toy,haven't you?
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Dec 4th, 2011, 7:30 pm
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yep long frequent rides and that issue will go away.
Chris
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Dec 4th, 2011, 8:08 pm
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What everyone else says. And try to go for long rides, it's better for the engine as well. If you have to be somewhere which you can reach in 5~15 mins by motorcycle, just use your bicycle.
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Dec 4th, 2011, 9:22 pm
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Sounds like I'm babying my hyper too much. 
Thanks for the tips.
PS: Bicycle? You should see the hills we have here in SF. Not as flat as Holland
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Dec 4th, 2011, 9:31 pm
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if you regularly do trips of 10miles or less or a lot of stop and go traffic it's considered extreme use and you should halve your oil change interval, a good excuse to go the long way everywhere
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Dec 4th, 2011, 9:44 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeFauxTard
I've been noticing that the oil level window is cloudy as if there's moisture trapped in there. The bike just has 700 miles on it.
Anyone experience something similar?
Should I worry?
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Ya I think its just moisture buildup from the warm oil and cold out. Condensation.
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Dec 5th, 2011, 6:05 am
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pretty eerie looking from the picture. lol
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Dec 5th, 2011, 10:37 am
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Quick!!!! The horse just twitched!!! Beat it some more!
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