Okay. Ready for an update?
Called the dealer this morning as soon as they opened. The mechanic sounded completely shocked when I filled him in yesterday's chain of events in detail, telling me he put 4 quarts of oil in himself before having the bike delivered. He asked me several more questions and then asked me if I could go back and check the bike again. I did, of course feeling frustrated and wanting to get this whole experience over with. The oil light turned on again... but the bike turned on as well. He asked me to check the oil level in the sight glass. I did... and it was full. I swore to him that it was empty yesterday afternoon on through to last night when I gave up around 9:00 pm. I mentioned that I even had a friend who has been riding for 20 years take a look to make sure I wasn't crazy or missing something.
Here's what he said: New oil filters have a tendency to suck up oil. Mine must have sucked up enough oil so that it didn't show up in the sight glass at all, eventually releasing the oil again so I could see it.
I've never heard of such a thing, but I guess it makes sense. It's just weird that it would hold the oil for that long. Or maybe it's not weird.
Your thoughts?
