Replacement oil dipstick options

[Silverrider]

If you get a longer dip stick you can use less oil . I have been told . LOL

[Barrett]

well known truth, Joe. i typically use 80W90 gearlube as the engine lubricant of choice in all my Buells and XR1200's. they consume less oil and when you combine that improvement, along with the shorter dip-tube, over the life-span of the engine the tidy savings can be quite substantial. additionally, i also save fuel money by quickly bringing my motor up to proper operating oil temp before "leaning into it". my Pakistani XL1200 owners manual recommends the following procedure:

[Cooter]

Thats the correct procedure all right
It's in the owners manual under the chapter DON'T, subsection NEVER.

[kz6fittycent]

If you get a longer dip stick you can use less oil . I have been told . LOL

Shoot, if you just break off the dipstick, you don't even need oil.

[Mesozoic]

So I'm still screwed. I can get a nice aluminum unit from Speed-of-Color in Germany, but it'll cost about $150. Ugh... sounds like another fabrication job for me!

[Cooter]

This was funny, but now it's just sad.

$3 and fix it yourself by drilling one hole.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-S...QAAOSwja5e2wQq

No need to "upgrade". It isn't a Buell design flaw that you dropped it on the ground.
$11 OEM
https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/websh...dip%20stick&a=
$15 OEM, in the states, from here:
https://www.nosbuell.com/products/ne...mbly-q0127-1ak
and here:
https://www.buellsterparts.com/produ...&categoryId=-1

or $94 for the aluminum one if you just have to have it.
https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/websh...2210&cid=98&s=

[BuellyBagger]

This was funny, but now it's just sad.

$3 and fix it yourself by drilling one hole.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-S...QAAOSwja5e2wQq

No need to "upgrade". It isn't a Buell design flaw that you dropped it on the ground.
$11 OEM
https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/websh...dip%20stick&a=
$15 OEM, in the states, from here:
https://www.nosbuell.com/products/ne...mbly-q0127-1ak
and here:
https://www.buellsterparts.com/produ...&categoryId=-1

or $94 for the aluminum one if you just have to have it.
https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/websh...2210&cid=98&s=

Can I add, $5ish worth of 2 part urethane or epoxy from the auto parts store would likely fix it right up too...

[34nineteen]

Cooter,
Give us a break. If he had to redesign the dipstick he'd have to model the entire swingarm like Buell did and run it through Cosmos or whatever CAD simulation software was used to correctly determine proper oil level - that is a full blown mechanical engineering team effort that takes months. The reason he would avoid re-engineering the dipstick assembly is because it has already been engineered and is a proven design and we'd rather be riding than repairing our junk, right? He probably doesnt have much experience with this, but I'm sure he has good friends who do so will inquire with them in January when he returns to work.

[Mesozoic]

LMFAO

I thought about epoxying it back together, but my last several attempts have me questioning my composites repair abilities. Last I checked I wasn't able to find the stock dipstick from any of the HD sites (Newcastle, Surdyke, St. Paul), but if anyone has the part number for it I'd appreciate it. I don't see any part numbers on the remnants of mine.

Looking a bit closer at it, it does seem that drilling a hole into it to mount a temp probe or something would work pretty well. Thanks for pointing that out, Cooter.

[Ktlincoln]

I have a billet one that will fit the normal 2003-2005 swingarm (Not long or uly)

This is not mine, just referencing the part-- http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buel...tml?1280069551

$45 shipped

Still avaiable