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ENGINE OIL
Check the engine oil level with the engine oil dipstick.
The motorcycle held vertically on level ground.
1. Start the engine and allow it to run for a few minutes
at idling speed.
Stop the engine and wait about three minutes.
2. Remove the oil filler plug.
The engine oil dipstick comes out together with the
oil filler plug.
Wipe the oil from the dipstick with a clean rag.
3. Holding the motorcycle vertically, reinsert the dip-
stick until the threads touch the filler neck, but do not
screw the plug in.
4. Draw out the dipstick and check the oil level.
The level found on the dipstick should be between
“L” (Low) and “F” (Full) line.
5. If the oil level is below the “L” line, add fresh oil from
the filler hole until the oil level reaches to “F” line.
If the level is above the “F” line, drain oil to “F” line.
6. Reinstall the drain plug and engine oil filler plug.
Tighten them securely.
Oil drain plug: 18 N·m (1.8 kgf-m)
A: Engine oil filler plug
B: Engine oil dipstick
Engine oil
Oil quality is a major contributor to your engine’s per-
formance and life.
Always select good quality engine oil.
Use oil with an API (American Petroleum Institute)
classification of SF/SG or SH/SJ, or with a JASO clas-
sification of MA.
This motorcycle is shipped from factory with
the engine filled with engine oil.
Be sure to check oil level.
F
L
SAE
API
JASO
10W-40
SF or SG
–
10W-40
SH or SJ
MA
API: American Petroleum Institute
JASO: Japanese Automobile Standards Organization
