Checking oil on rear stand only

[don'tpanic]

Since the bike is obviously slanted forward, I wondered if this invalidated the reading in the sight glass?

I was just checking mine with the balance method (on two wheels) and if I had the bike centered, it looks like the oil might be over full from the 600 mile service.

I would like to use my rear stand to be hands-free with the bike vertical to check the oil.

What do you think?

[MotoMike]

I've checked mine on the rear wheel stand too... it shows the oil level at a slight angle at the lower level marks on the sight glass. Checking it using the balance method, the oil is just above the upper level. When I change the oil & filter, I refill the crankcase according to the specified volume, not to the sight glass lines. If your oil level is a little above the upper mark, I wouldn't assume that it was over filled by the dealership... sounds like they put in the proper amount according to the volume specified by Honda.

[Steve_47]

Someone here once posted that they sat on their 250 to keep it level, and then checked the oil level with a inspection mirror. Recently tried it myself and it works pretty slick. My bike reads a bit low when on a rear stand.