Brainstorm

I had this very conversation with another XVS125 owner on YouTube, I'll copy/paste the messages he sent: I asked which filter was the best to use for the XVS125; If anyone could break this down and clarify every step, that would be superb!

I have one of these fitted to my 2001 XVS125, the lid of the chamber does not appear to come off, so I presume there is another way of filling it. There is a tube coming out of the side at the top of the chamber which I assumed was the filling point. When I tried putting chain oil into it, it wouldn't suck it down into the chamber, even when the engine was running. I tried plugging the oil spout into the tube and forcing it in, but that just bubbled back out again as soon as I pulled the spout back out. This is nowhere in the manual, so I am assuming the previous owner has fitted this themselves. Does anyone else have one of these and knows how it should be filled?

Interesting thread, just a shame it was posted by a troll

An odd question; Having never visited japan, I can't answer your question, are you planning to visit or something? I'm not sure why you answered my question with a question though, that doesn't really give me any answers. I did read somewhere that someone used it on their XVS1100, and it improved a possible carb icing issue. I'm not sure if the engine configuration is too dissimilar on the 125 to use the same product. Advice would be great, if anyone's used this?

I know oil additives are not recommended for the XVS series, but I wonder if there would be any problem with putting a fuel additive in, such as Redex. Redex works great on carburettors, etc. and generally good for keeping the engine running well. Anyone tried it? advice much appreciated

Wow! A plethora of replies! Excellent! Many many thanks for this, it's invaluable having the owners manual for your first bike. Managed to find my one (2001 XVS 125). However, I can't seem to make out where the oil level window is. The pic is on page 6-9, but very unclear, I can't make out where the illustration is pointing to, or which side of the bike it is. I found the filler cap easily enough, but there's no level window in sight! The other thing I've been meaning to ask, there's what appears to be a liquid chamber of some sort situated on the frame next to the horn speaker. This has a clear pipe coming out of the bottom of it that seems to be filled with a green liquid, the chamber itself appears empty. Anyone have any ideas what it is? Again, many thanks for the replies and I look forward to hearing back regarding these questions.

Seems like a dead forum, not even a welcome, I'll look around for another one with a bit more life on it before I go insane speaking to myself.

34 views, and no replies. Does anybody use oil in their bikes on here?

Hi people, I've recently passed my CBT, and purchased a lovely 2001 XVS 125. I didn't get much info about which oil to put in, where to put it, or how to check if I have enough. I wondered if any of the members here would be able to help me out on this? Or if there's anything else I need to check. There was no manual with the bike, if anyone has a owners manual they could upload, that would be really helpful! This is my first bike, so I need a bit of help from the experts I'm also after some panniers if anyone knows where I can get some? Thanks in advance