They pop out relatively easily and come with a nice rubber ridged gasket thats designed to seal to a plain hole drilled in the casing.
Motorcycle oil sight glass.
In the past ive used motorcycle oil level sight glasses mostly because i have a glut of them since the side cases usually survive something major happening to the engine proper.
Here is how to check the oil on a motorcycle.
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Hi i have a 2010 and after emptying my oil and changing the oil filter i put in about 1 7 quarts of oil into the bike but the sight glass barely shows any oil in it.
Let the bike the drain the oil down for about an hour.
With the motorcycle warmed up and parked on level g.
What better way to finish off that chopper or bobber build than with a vintage style fuel gauge.
Made sure the bike is not leaking oil.
I have tried the following.
Bikes with a sight glass require that you hold the bike level either from the saddle or beside the bike look at the window conveniently located on the bottom of the engine to make sure the oil level is between the two marks on the case.
Ran the bike for a couple minutes idling then turned it off.
Get that old school look on your motorcycle with a sight glass or hose style fuel gauge for your gas tank.