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I just had the 600 mile service 400 miles ago and thought I would check the oil level before taking the scooter out on a ride. The manual says to leave the scooter off the center stand and make sure it is level (side to side). Because of the placement of the dipstick you cannot do this while astride the scooter. I tried to balance the scooter and use the dipstick while off the scooter and ended up spilling a little bit of oil.
I think I will recommend to Suzuki that they put in a longer dipstick so the oil can be checked while the scooter is on the center stand. They also talk about a way to visually check the oil level by looking at a glass tube, but havent seen this yet. The same problem in keeping the scooter level would still be a factor here. Can't believe they would not set this up to work on the center stand. Am I missing something here?
I think I will recommend to Suzuki that they put in a longer dipstick so the oil can be checked while the scooter is on the center stand. They also talk about a way to visually check the oil level by looking at a glass tube, but havent seen this yet. The same problem in keeping the scooter level would still be a factor here. Can't believe they would not set this up to work on the center stand. Am I missing something here?