I have a new slightly baffling issue with this bike that some of you might be able to give some guidance on, or take the piss .. it’s fine by me.
So the oil pressure light has started flickering when the engine is warm but goes out when I Increase the revs, after a while it stays on at idle.
I went to the owners forums and the consensus was a failed oil pressure switch ( a common problem) I removed the switch (B’stard of a job), tested it, seemed fine but I fitted a new one for £5 for purposes of elimination … however the problem still exists and worried that the oil pumps might be knackered I purchased an oil pressure gauge kit which I fitted to the oil pressure switch boss, it would seem that the pumps are fine with a pressure of 45PSI at cold idle & 85PSI at 4500 revs.
So the question is.. WTF?
Another thing I’ve noticed is that although the oil isn’t contaminated it is very black and it was only changed a couple of hundred miles ago when I fitted a new water pump.