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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.
That's completely BS. The stock filter doesn't "release" the oil, it's just a passive screen. It might be possible that the oil cooler has a problem, though, and trapped that quart of oil and that requires a closer look. Get a couple of blocks of 2x4 and a friend and put the blocks under the sidestand so the bike is level, have your friend hold on so it doesn't accidentally tip away from the sidestand. Look at the oil level window and check your level. If you added 1 qt and the tech put in 4 qts. you should see nothing but oil as you should be 1qt over full. Any other answer is a problem and the dealer needs to address it immediately.
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