Dipstick upgrade

I find the obvious bits of plastic on the GRiSO annoying. I feel they really let down a class motorcycle.

My latest move is getting rid of the plastic dipstick. Apart from looking cheap it doesn't make sense to have it finger tight,
when the motor is cold I can use my multi tool to loosen it Ok. But when the motor is hot the plastic is soft it marks and bends.

Beetle came up with a picture of his solution and that looked like the go.
There were many various metal plugs online but this is what was available here and works for me. Of course I had to have it drilled and
tapped and a threaded rod added for the oil level indicator.

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I bought a stainless one from MG Cycle. It has markings on it already. Since it’s just a “stick” and not tapered like the plastic one, it’s a little hard to get threaded in. It kind of floats around once it’s loose.
I’ll probably have to use the plastic one to really measure the oil level properly.

Has anyone tried the dipstick from a lightweight v to see if it fits?
The old v50 dipstick had a flat metal wand that was easy to read and a hard plastic knob that could be undone with a ring spanner without damage

Experiment done Jon ---- nope my V50 dipstick doesn't fit in any way 2009 GRiSO sump (screw diameter, length etc)...

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Damnation
Thanks Paul

Nice of Guzzi to change things they didn't have to at the same tine as not changing things they should have

I like the Stelvio version.
Simple push-fit, same as just about every car on the Planet.
Not sure why there are so many screw-in Dipsticks.

Doc. wrote:

I like the Stelvio version.
Simple push-fit, same as just about every car on the Planet.
Not sure why there are so many screw-in Dipsticks.  

well perhaps that should be rephrased into "Why are there so many dipsticks"?













OK I'm leaving...

Doc. wrote:

I like the Stelvio version.
Simple push-fit, same as just about every car on the Planet.
Not sure why there are so many screw-in Dipsticks.  

Blow-by? I considered the Stelvio dipstick, but the preposterous blow-by of the 1400 would probably pop it like a cork.

It's such a small cross-sectional area, I doubt it very much.
The Stelvio Dipstick is a fairly snug fit as well, takes a good tug to remove it,

+1 on the Stelvio dipstick. (Thanks again Rope!)

It makes refilling with Oil a bit of a faff, even if you remove the Holder Fitting from the Crankcase.
I modded my R/H Rocker Cover to make Oil fills easy.

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Now that is what Guzzi coukd and should have done in 1968

These are the mods that Guzzi men do. Eschew the aesthetic for the practical, this is part of the brand/consumer marriage.

Be careful with those two part dipsticks. They come apart in the sump. Don't ask me how I know.