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I had the bike a few days (70 miles) before it occurred to me to check the oil. It was really high on the stick -- up where it just begins to go flat. That is about a 1/2" above the "Full" line. I can see how someone who was unfamiliar with the bike could assume that was the proper point to measure to if they did not look too careful at the instructions/manual/whatever they use to prep the bike for delivery. (Does anybody know how that works?) So here's how much I had to take out to get it back down to the full line.
OK, so I'm a moron -- I knew better than to trust them to get that right. Confirmed it over the weekend when I did the 600-mile oil change and discovered both the oil filter and drain plug to be WAY over torqued when I removed them.
I'm guessing there was little, if any, damage from the overfill as it was only like that for a short time and I hadn't ridden it very hard. BUT it did have 14 miles on the odometer before I got it. Sales guy said, "We have to road test them." Any opinions? Should I bring it to Honda attention for warranty stuff? I've always heard the problem is the crankshaft slapping the oil and causing it to foam up, etc.... Maybe I'll bring it up when I go back to get my tags. Can't believe it takes 6 weeks just for THAT.
OK, so I'm a moron -- I knew better than to trust them to get that right. Confirmed it over the weekend when I did the 600-mile oil change and discovered both the oil filter and drain plug to be WAY over torqued when I removed them.
I'm guessing there was little, if any, damage from the overfill as it was only like that for a short time and I hadn't ridden it very hard. BUT it did have 14 miles on the odometer before I got it. Sales guy said, "We have to road test them." Any opinions? Should I bring it to Honda attention for warranty stuff? I've always heard the problem is the crankshaft slapping the oil and causing it to foam up, etc.... Maybe I'll bring it up when I go back to get my tags. Can't believe it takes 6 weeks just for THAT.