Trike and checking your oil

[Mcgee10]

On my bike with a warm up engine my oil was checked on the jiffy stand NOT upright. So after the trike kit it's always upright. I was not thinking when I did this.

I just changed all 3 before the kit was added. Just something to think about.

 

[1dn5up]

No fowel, use a turkey baster with a hose extentions if it's over filled. All good :clapping:

 

[Mcgee10]

No fowel, use a turkey baster with a hose extentions if it's over filled. All good :clapping:

Thanks that a great idea.ThumbUp

 

[rhino 2]

Just wondering if you checked the oil with the bike on the Kickstand [I refuse to call it a Jiffy stand]

Why would the oil be too high when you have the bike in the up right position...:Shrug:..

 

[DK Custom Products]

Thanks that a great idea.ThumbUp

Just clean it good before putting it back in the kitchen for the wife to use next.

I ended up getting Mary a new one, since I could not clean it to her satisfaction. Now I have one permanently in my shop. :laugh:

Kevin

 

[1dn5up]

Jiffey stand

Just wondering if you checked the oil with the bike on the Kickstand [I refuse to call it a Jiffy stand]

Why would the oil be too high when you have the bike in the up right position...:Shrug:..

Mr Davidson must of been on schrooms that day . Jiffy muffin and cornbread is all i can relate it to . :cxtv:

 

[trike lady]

Mr Davidson must of been on schrooms that day . Jiffy muffin and cornbread is all i can relate it to . :cxtv:

I never could quite understand why they call it a 'Jiffy' stand either, my mind does wonder over to Jiffy Cornbread/Muffin Mix also. It could be an 'Iffy' if'n you don't make sure it is locked forward when the bike is parked on it. :gah:

 

[retread83]

The oil level will be higher on the dip stick if not on the sidestand. Yeah, I can't call it a jiffy stand either and I still call it a crash bar not an engine guard. I leave 1 rear wheel on my driveway to get the angle as if on a kickstand when I check oil level.

 

[gerald martin]

checking oil

If it was my trike I would find a bike without the trike kit and check the oil level when warm and with the correct amount of oil in it, then I would stand it straight up, see where the oil level was on the dipstick then mark that level on the trike dip stick then you would be set

 

[mr.precision]

Just changed the oil and filter on my 2005 FLHTC Lehman trike.

Owner's book says 4 quarts.

Factory shop manual says 3-1/2 quarts.

I put in 3-1/2 quarts, checked it hot. Comes up to within about 1/4" of the top full mark, with the dipstick oriented to drop straight down with the plug pushed all the way in.