Did a quick search but didn't get any results. I did my first oil change this week and want to be sure I've put enough (but not too much) in.
I bought the kit with 6 quarts of oil. According to the '09 manual, I should be putting back 8.75-9.0 pints (4.0-4.25 litres) of oil. First of all, how hard is it to sell oil using the same unit of measure? Luckily I had my iphone with me that told me 4.25 litres is 4.49 quarts (US). So that means I should have 1.5 quarts left over after each oil change and every 4th change is free! (except for the filter)
Anyway, I put in 4 quarts just to be safe and let the bike warm up and measured the oil. It was low. So I put in the other half quart and repeated the process. Still measuring low. I rode it to and from work today, the oil light stayed off. But it's low I'm sure. So, three questions (The first one is most important to me):
1) What is the amount of oil you've found is just right for your '09 Vegas?
2) Why doesn't Victory have a better idea how much oil I need. Their low end is too low and their top end is too low!
3) Why the silly business of warming your engine up, letting it cool down 3-5 minutes before measuring the level? It should be: Pour x amount of oil in, clean the dipstick, put it in, pull it out and measure. They should be able to calculate how much is needed around the engine, oil cooler, etc and adjust for it.
Cheers,
Jason
I bought the kit with 6 quarts of oil. According to the '09 manual, I should be putting back 8.75-9.0 pints (4.0-4.25 litres) of oil. First of all, how hard is it to sell oil using the same unit of measure? Luckily I had my iphone with me that told me 4.25 litres is 4.49 quarts (US). So that means I should have 1.5 quarts left over after each oil change and every 4th change is free! (except for the filter)
Anyway, I put in 4 quarts just to be safe and let the bike warm up and measured the oil. It was low. So I put in the other half quart and repeated the process. Still measuring low. I rode it to and from work today, the oil light stayed off. But it's low I'm sure. So, three questions (The first one is most important to me):
1) What is the amount of oil you've found is just right for your '09 Vegas?
2) Why doesn't Victory have a better idea how much oil I need. Their low end is too low and their top end is too low!
3) Why the silly business of warming your engine up, letting it cool down 3-5 minutes before measuring the level? It should be: Pour x amount of oil in, clean the dipstick, put it in, pull it out and measure. They should be able to calculate how much is needed around the engine, oil cooler, etc and adjust for it.
Cheers,
Jason