Checking the oil level?

Bender · Post by **Bender** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:20 pm

Necessity is the mother of invention they say. BMW make the bikes I like but some bits strike me as being a bit stoopid. Like putting the oil level sight glass in the lower left engine casing below the left pot, and then not fitting a centre stand.

This means that to check the oil you have to hold the bike vertical with one hand while squatting down to try to see if you need to top the oil up. Precarious to say the least. The solution comes from a part of an old mic stand, some gaffer tape and an unwanted mirror from my son's old Honda 125. Might have to patent it...

madthemad · Post by **madthemad** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:08 pm

Mmmmmm, your boot is clean

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:16 pm

Sit astride the bike, leen over with camera in hand and take a pic...... job done

(anyone want to buy any photos of my left leg?

)

Al

ianbcr · Post by **ianbcr** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:17 pm

you could get a job at the olympic stadium on security with that.

boxerboy2 · Post by **boxerboy2** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:23 pm

ianbcr wrote:you could get a job at the olympic stadium on security with that.

Yes, but only if you turn up!!!!

Shame on G4S for screwing up lots of military leave>

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:28 pm

An easy posting................

Could be done by a semi literate, non English-speaking Lesbian single mother.......by all accounts......

Al

boxerboy2 · Post by **boxerboy2** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:54 pm

Or just use the center stand that BMW added to the bike!

Well they did with mine....

Bender · Post by **Bender** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:12 pm

boxerboy2 wrote:Or just use the center stand that BMW added to the bike!

Well they did with mine....

Mine's one of the sporty ones...

Bender · Post by **Bender** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:13 pm

madthemad wrote:Mmmmmm, your boot is clean

Have a closer look...

Dog Tyred · Post by **Dog Tyred** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:45 pm

Bender

You know that roll of masking tape you lost in the garage a few weeks back?...................it's behind the wheel leaning against the wall

DT

boxerboy2 · Post by **boxerboy2** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:48 pm

Bender wrote:
boxerboy2 wrote:Or just use the center stand that BMW added to the bike!

Well they did with mine....

Mine's one of the sporty ones...[/quote

Yep, but with some added spare bits from a not so sporty one, to keep it going.

northern donkey · Post by **northern donkey** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:52 pm

i belive it is absalute genius you never know the next thing you invent might be the cure of all cures

Bender · Post by **Bender** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:16 am

northern donkey wrote:i belive it is absalute genius you never know the next thing you invent might be the cure of all cures

Absolutely. Unfortunately progress on the fanny magnet has been very slow...

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:46 am

Apparently the fanny magnet thing has something to do with location - an ugly work colleague of mine went to Thailand and he claims it turned him into a fanny magnet

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:15 am

dave the german wrote:Apparently the fanny magnet thing has something to do with location - an ugly work colleague of mine went to Thailand and he claims it turned him into a fanny magnet

You're half-right

Al