Engine oil level


Overfilling blows the filler cap off the tank....twice...
 
In any case that could be useful:
  • Dealer's told me for an engine this big, he would wait more than 3min after the 60 to 90s idle run, to get sure oil had time to run down.
  • I remember I checked something like 200km after the post run-in service (1000km in Europe), as said in manual, twice. The level was at the lowest (like, very exactly at lowest level mark). I had to add a bit more than 500mL so that the oil level would be at the highest level.
  • You have to add oil little by little (like, 125mL top), then wait 5-10min, and check again as told in manual - to get sure your engine is cold again when you check, and that the oil you added ran down.
 
To be honest, with the older engines, I simply check to see if the oil is between the fill and full marks then go. I will start the bike up first and run it for a few seconds then check. If the oil level is within that range, don't sweat it. Ride.
 
Frankly, this level (r3 2020) is very random.
Even if I do exactly as indicated in the manual, before this check I always look at the level without starting the motorcycle. So, engine cold for one night, on a stand, I never observed the same reading ...

One morning it will be at the minimum of the gauge, the next day I can find 1.5748 "(5 cm) above the maximum!
What to understand ???
 
So some days it leaks down and other days it doesn't. Probably dependent on outside temps as to the amount it leaks down. If you are 5 cm above the max at times before you start the bike, that usually means you are overfilled. Oil can't drain from the sump into the oil tank. When you do get 5 cm showing over max before you start, where does it end up after you start?