I just had my brand new 2007 Bonneville bike delivered this morning. The guy from the dealer drove it to get gas as it didn't have any and around for about 5m to make sure everything was working okay. It was fine.
I didn't get a chance to take it out until much later. I turned it on, and again, fine. I went inside to grab my stuff, came back out, and now it won't turn on. The oil light comes on when I go to start it and the engine doesn't make a sound. I check the levels and I notice there is no oil at all showing up in the sight glass. I put in 1 quart of oil and it still doesn't even reach the bottom of the sight glass. I don't want to put in any more until I know what the capacity is
Here are my initial questions:
- Anyone know what the capacity for engine oil is? I read 2.5 quarts, but that was on a 70s Bonneville.
- If there was no oil in the bike, how much damage could have been done to the engine during the 5m drive the guy from the dealer took ? How concerned should I be that it's not turning over at all now and what should my conversation with the dealer tomorrow entail?
Many thanks in advance for your input!
