Oil light under hard accelleration??? Normal or not?

MaxPower said:

My problem is that under hard accelleration the oil level light comes on, but only in 2nd gear. Is it common for these bikes to have that much slosh in the oilpan? I know the bike has the correct level of oil in it right now.

Any help would be great!

Thanx,
-Brian-

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MaxPower said:

Hi all, I am a newb with a question. I tried searching but found nothing so any help would be appreciated.

I just bought my 85 Vmax from an ex-coworker (love it)
My problem is that under hard accelleration the oil level light comes on, but only in 2nd gear. Is it common for these bikes to have that much slosh in the oilpan? I know the bike has the correct level of oil in it right now.

Any help would be great!

Thanx,
-Brian-

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maleko89 said:

What does that service include?

I change oil every 2-3000 miles and change the coolant, brake/clutch fluid and fork oil every two years. I replace the spark plugs every spring and replace the plug wires every 3 years. Fuel filter....I bought a glass Purolator so it's easy to take apart and clean when dirty. I sync the carbs once a month. I use BG power steering fluid for my final drive oil and will never have to change that again. I check oil level before I get on the bike. I check tire pressure once a week. I check brake pads often. I check my air filter every three months and clean/re-oil when necessary. I put a shot of Seafoam in my tank once a month and check my float levels every 6 months. I'm sure I'm missing something but will add to this post as things come to me.

Mark
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maleko89 said:

What does that service include?

I change oil every 2-3000 miles and change the coolant, brake/clutch fluid and fork oil every two years. I replace the spark plugs every spring and replace the plug wires every 3 years. Fuel filter....I bought a glass Purolator so it's easy to take apart and clean when dirty. I sync the carbs once a month and sync the vboost once a year. I use BG power steering fluid for my final drive oil and will never have to change that again. I check oil level before I get on the bike. I check tire pressure once a week. I check brake pads often. I check my air filter every three months and clean/re-oil when necessary. I put a shot of Seafoam in my tank once a month and check my float levels every 6 months. If I had a new bike I would skip the 600 mile service, it's a waste. At 1500 miles I would check the valve adjustment and compression. One thing I'm bad about is lubricating the throttle cables and the vboost control cable.

If you want a long-living engine warm up the bike properly. Once the temp gauge needle gets to the first mark, wait an additional 10-15 minutes before riding the bike hard. Keep the rpms below 9500. No reason to go higher, hp/torque start to fall off at 9000 rpm anyway. My max just turned 62,000 miles, it meets or beats the performance of the brand new Vmaxes just fine.

I'm sure I'm missing something but will add to this post as things come to me.

Mark
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