Oil capacity...nevermind

[dandantmm]

*** Update - Nevermind, I found another thread that says everyone puts in 5 qts


I'm posting this for my friend who is forum shy. :^)

How much oil does the 1700 hold? According to his book it's

4.3 no filter change
4.5 with filter change
5.3 when dry

It says to check it with the bike perpendicular to the ground and it should register between the low and high marks. He drained the oil, put on a new filter, and put in 4.5 qts of oil. He then ran the engine the 10 minutes it said and let it sit the proper amount of time and it doesn't even register on the dip stick when perpendicular to the ground (bike level off the side stand). If he puts it on the sidestand it registers fine. He's a little gun shy about adding more because the dealer overfilled the thing when he got it and oil was all inside the breather chamber and down the side of the bike. Plus the book says 4.5 with filter change so why doesn't it register? He did let it drain for a while but I think that's what most do with a regular oil + filter change...I do that.

So, if you let it drain a long time is it really the 5.3 qts you have to put back in? I helped clean up the first overfill by the dealer so I understand why he's apprehensive about adding much more that 4.5 qts.