Yager oil change time. And the choices are ...

[ScooterWolf]

I hate Murphy, as in Murphy's law.

Yesterday I was taking a causal ride to the bank (ours is open on Sunday) on my scooter. On my way back I was heading down a back road with only two cars ahead of me. We had the light at an intersection and I accelerated to get through before it turned yellow. At the the next cross street the car in front of me banked to the right. I made the dumb mistake of thinking he/she was going to turn that way and shifted my scooter to the left in anticipation of a pass. Unexpectedly, the driver hit their left turn signal and turned left. Fortunately I was still behind them, but the action forced he to hit the brakes in what would be my first panic stop.

The wheels locked for a quarter of a second and I released the brakes, but I heard the tires seize in a micro-skid, then I was moving again. I swore at myself for not being back far enough -- you know, two second following distance and all. As I went on I checked my dash and saw that the oil light was on.

I thought that was strange. I did a pre-ride inspection that morning for a ride my wife and I did before breakfast and the oil levels were great. I suppose I should have thought that strange because after my 400 mile service check by my dealer's mechanic the oil levels had been steady for the past 500 miles, but a friend said that was probably because I had synthetic oil in now.

I checked the oil levels when I got home -- high and fine too. I began to wonder if the panic stop jostled something on the scooter forcing the oil light to go on. Later my wife and I went for another ride and I checked the dash - oil light still there. We looked at the dip stick again - high levels, but she said the oil looked dirty and wondered if the oil light was on because of that.

Back to Murphy's law - my dealer is closed on Mondays, and it being Columbus Day I'm not sure if any parts supply shops are open either. I figure I should change the oil and see of the light changes, and if not take it in. I'm still under warranty.

My question is now -- any suggestions for the kind of oil I should use?

-Wolfe

[sidthesloth]

Maybe the sudden stop caused the oil to slosh forward leaving nothing to supply the pump for a few seconds. You could now have an air lock in your oil system. Maybe you can bleed any air out by loosening your pressure switch?

[ScooterWolf]

Where would I find the pressure switch?

[chaosknite]

I know on my Yager, the change oil light turns on after 600 miles (instead of the actual 1200 miles). It's just another odometer, so you can reset it to turn the light off.

[ScooterWolf]

Thanks. Reseting it worked. If it come up again I'll schedule an oil change and check the oil filter as well.

Thanks again.

-Wolf

[YagerMeister]

It is programmed to come on at 600 miles, then every 1200 thereafter.  So if your Yager is new, that 600 mile interval is no joke, it's your break-in change.  I think any decent motorcycle 4-stroke oil such as Motul, Motorex, Repsol or even Castrol ActEvo in 10w40 would be ideal.