Don't take any advice from me, nor hold be liable if you do. Dry capacity is 5 quarts, wet capacity is 4.5 quarts with filter change. With that, when I change my oil I drop the plug, literally in the drain pan so I can fish it out, and pull the old filter. I let it drain for a good while, then I'll rock it back and forth a few times to get what I can out. I open the first bottle of AMSOIL 10w40 Motorcycle oil and stick my finger in to get enough oil to run around the gasket on the filter. I wipe of the filter mating surfice with a clean rag and tighten the new filter on at least a 1/4 to a 1/2 turn past contact, then I snug it tight with my hand, usually the right. Then I fish the drain plug own, wipe of my hand and plug, move the drain pan, spilling half the oil in the drive way. I put on a new copper washer and install the plug, giving it a good snug. Then I remove the dipstick, and put in exactly 4 1/2 quarts of the oil, and reinstall the dipstick. I fire the muther up and let run until I see temp on the dipstick gauge and check for leaks. If there is  none, I ride until the next oil change time, I wish it was continuous though. I've found myself not even checking my oil in between, (gasp), but I do check before I drain to see where it is setting, and guess what? it is always, so far, been on the top fill mark.

BlueOx USA - 2009-03-16 6:22 AM Do NOT go by 4.5 or 5 qts. Go by the full line on the dipstick. The quantities stated are only for a guideline as in any vehicle. I suggest you put in 4 qts and then continue checking as you add a little. Remember the oil needs to be between the the low and high level on the dipstick, it does not have to be exactly at the high level. The only level place I have to check my oil is my front sidewalk. Variables like this is why they give you high and low marks.

I concur with you blueox, just for the record, you are correct. My habit has become what I describe above and hold all liability for my actions.

In the 34 years of changing my own oil, I did pretty much like I described on all my vehicles and only had it bite me once. That was because of a defective filter on my Jeep, when I got done changing the oil and buttoning everything down, I didn't run it until the following morning on the way to work, a fifty mile trek at the time. About 30 miles into it I noticed a racket and then the oil light came on. I stopped to see a stream of oil running out of the edge of the filter. Long story short, I never changed my oil again without running first and checking for leaks. But back to the Vision, after changing my oil for the sixth time adding the 4 1/2 quarts and to check the level and it is at or just below the full mark I haven't bothered checking it the last 5 or six times, except right before I change it.

Handyhoward - 2011-06-10 7:40 AM For those who accidentally overfill the oil... turkey basters at Walsmart are like a $buck or so and work extremely well to remove the exact amount of oil to bring the level to the right amount. Well, OK, they only work as well as the turkey using them!

XRsteve - 2011-06-10 4:57 PM Capt, I prefill my filter too. I also did this: it took two days but to me was worth it. Two oil changes ago I did the whole procedure and had the oil level and after a night cool down I measured it cold with the bike resting on the kick stand. I then took a dremel tool and marked the level on the dip stick. Wala.... Now I don't have to measure it upright any more and it's perfect every time...............

Really scary.

I will pass this along to my dealer to make sure they are doing it right ...