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[Perorec]

Hi, can you tell me what is minimum oil level iron cast bullet 500 can run without making damage to machine too fast?

I was on a ride and when came back home I realised oil level was bellow minimum level on dipstick. After few measurement dipstick was completey dry although after one meauserment there was a little drop of oil at the end of dipstick.

Really paranoid since I got my motorcycle back after engine rebuild.

Thanks

[Wheaters]

If it's not making any unusual noises, I'd just top it right up and not worry about it.

But keep a more regular check on the oil level!

I check mine every time before every first start of the day.

[Chris Tindal]

If you want peace of mind it may be worth checking the oil filter. If there's no metallic dandruff then all is ok.

[Leon Novello]

A loss of a little more than 1 litre will drop the level off the dipstick, any more, and the engine will begin to overheat.
I had a thermometer with the probe through the oil reservoir drain plug. On one ride, the temperature suddenly started to move the indicator swiftly across the dial, so I cut the engine and coasted to a stop.
A kind lady in a utility pulled up and offered to go back and buy two litres of 20/50 for me. It took a whole litre and a bit more from the second bottle to bring it up the to the top mark on the dipstick.

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[Perorec]

I checked how much oil was missing. After adding 300 ml of oil there is now a little over half of the oil on dipstick. So it should be ok right? 300 ml of oil can't make that much difference?

[Wheaters]

See the previous answers?