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Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 04, 2018, 11:48:41 AMMy driveway is not level so I have to do it in the shed.
Pete I also have a pair of them jacks, never thought to use them because I think that the bike should be sitting as it would straight up.
Pilgrim not all of us are as young and strong as yourself. I also find it hard to get down to see the sight glass and hold the bike upright with one hand......but if you can do that with a 1500 wow you are strong......lol.....
Posted by Tfrank59
- March 04, 2018, 09:29:46 AMQuote from: Pilgrim on March 04, 2018, 07:55:55 AMI grab the seat rail and handlebar and move it upright and look then slowly let it back down on kickstand
I tried doing that a couple of times and it was so scary because I had to get so low in order to see the sight glass I basically had to be on my knees and decided I ain't doing this no more.
Posted by Pilgrim
- March 04, 2018, 07:55:55 AMI grab the seat rail and handlebar and move it upright and look then slowly let it back down on kickstand
Posted by Pete
- March 04, 2018, 03:49:08 AMYes, it is a pain.
I've got a small jack that is just small enough to slide underneath and that has hods that engage with the frame. I raise the jack just enough to get the bike level.
Posted by Tfrank59
- March 03, 2018, 20:31:56 PMYeah it's funny I had this Triumph Bonneville one of the new generation ones and the Brits copied the Japanese by using a sight glass and they were smart enough to put it on the right side of the engine so that a person could simply hold on to the bike Tip It Up level and see the oil level. But my other current bike is a Honda and they were smart enough to just give you a dipstick and you can sit on the bike and check your oil with a dipstick
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 03, 2018, 18:57:36 PM 
well I am needing reading glasses and have tried to do it your way and it is next to impossible. I am so surprised that Kawasaki did this really stupid way to check the oil. I normally ask for help and check it when I have help around. If no help then I find a wall I can park next to and stand the bike against the wall and it is close to square and upright then really quick get down and look.....
Posted by Tfrank59
- March 03, 2018, 18:54:12 PMHey I don't know if there's already a thread about this but maybe there should be -- how do you guys check your oil? What I've been doing is with a mirror (and sometimes with a little flashlight in the same hand) I sit on the bike and I level it and check the sight glass to see the oil level that way. Seems like any other way is a two-man job.