Quick question: How regular should engine oil be topped up to reach the middle of the dipstick again. Seems my RD07A needs a top up about once a month. Shes not smoking visibly and runs pretty good.

hi all wots best way to check oil level on fmx does it need to be hot or cold dipstick in or out lol god its a bobby dazzler of a bike thanx oaky

Hi, could some kind soul with a XR400 measure the length of the stem on their dipstick for me? I have one of those that reads the temperature on my XR650L and I cannot get a clear reading on it, I wondered if one from a 400 will fit? cheers, Bob.

For an XR 650L I have a temperature one from XR's only, but a new one is $40 + $27 shipping!!!! Can I get one over here??

After a long motorway ride I have sotted a slight mist of oil around the filer cap, not a leak as such just a trace, I am guessing that there should be an O ring fitted in the recess that the filler cap/dipstick screws into. is there meant to be an O ring there?

coming back from a 500km trip I apparently managed to run the oil-level of my Rd07a below the dipstick. Oil pressure light did not light up, though. Although I don't really believe that this caused damage, any comforting words from knowledgeable folks would be appreciated ;-) Cheers Chris

Hi there my biking chums. Anybody struggled getting their finger and thumb to undo the oil filler / dipstick on a TA700? Well I found an old cricket stump in the dark corner of the garage. Sawed a 6mm wide x 12mm deep slot in the end and proceeded to undo a very tight oil filler. Works a treat...

hi, does anyone know of a better dipstick, oil filler cap set up for the pain in the neck original one, thanks.

Ok - this isn't actually as dumb as it sounds, so stick with it. When I rebuilt my engine (some 27 miles ago, and still going strong!), I put in the manufacturer's recommended amount of oil (3.x litres, IIRC). Then, due to a 'build bug', I had to remove the clutch, and out came a load of oil...