Low oil pressure?

It’s been a long time since I’ve written about motorcycles here,  That’s because there hasn’t been much to write about until now.

A ‘low oil pressure’ warning come up on the KTM, as i’m riding along one morning. It’s the sort of thing that can give you a sense of dread, but I’ve sort of had this experience before.

The bike sounded fine, and the temperature was normal, so I just kept going with my fingers hovering over the clutch lever.

Like so many things these days, warnings and alarms aren’t always credible.

I never that saw that warning again on the way home, but I thought I better find out what the problem is anyway.

A search of google brings up all sorts of horror stories, which didn’t do my mood any good, but gave me a few places to look.

First up was to check the oil level. It’s finicky to check this as the engine must be hot and the bike needs to be level.
To do this, I lie on the ground, hold the bike level, and look at the sightglass through the hole in the fairing at the same time. It sounds a bit awkward, and it is!

Second thing was to drop the oil out, and check the oil filter and the 2 oil screens.
To do this, the lower fairings need to come off first, which requires patience (lots)
The oil screens are easy to get to, one of them sits behind the sump plug and the oil filter simply sits behind a cover on the right hand side.

In short, I never found any problems, so I guess something went astray in the electrical/electronic department.

It’s just another thing to keep an eye on for the moment..