ENGINE LOW LEVEL WARNING LIGHT

So for those of us who have the low oil level warning light, when does your light come on, related to low oil?

Mine typically comes on at around 1 to 1.2 quarts, A fraction less of said amount in Liters.

I would like to compare with other bikes to see if this is normal.

Regards.

T.

Todd,

The light has came on at different levels on every 1300 I have had in the past (which there have been many).
Sometimes they dont come on at all...........its a crap system.

As mentioned before, find a big lake & throw the sensor in the middle & forget it. They are NOT reliable.

The Sight Glass cannot lie............the sensor was a poor after thought & way of getting around oil issues if a bike seized, for Kawasaki Japan.

Pete F

I have a '79 with the larger sump, also changed the clutch cover to get the bigger sight glass, one thing that "irks" me is to have a sensor and no electrical connection to put on it, but it's easy to look at the level before starting as the bike is always level with the sidecar attached, so I don't miss it. Sorry I couldn't help with any oil level info, cheers

Yes I realize it was a "crap system" but wanted to poll those who have it, or at least those that are working and to see if there is any trend on when they indicate.

Well i was going to ask a question on the reliability of this devise but it would seam that its a lying bastard, if i have had the bike on the side stand over night the light stays on when i start it (stood upright with me on it ). i check the level in the glass and its spot on the line.
i think a visit to the lake might be in order.

sorry Todd no help with the level issue..

IUan

Mine doesn't work either. I gave it a good clean out with petrol the last time the sump was off & it still plays up. Once the engine is up to temperature & I turn the ignition off & then back on the light stays off. Just a quirk I've learnt to live with on my 13