Is the only/best way to check the oil on a storm, is to put it on a paddock stand and jack up the front?
How do you know the bike is level?
Use a small spirit level? Where?
No need. Get some level ground. Put bike on sidestand. Lay down beside bike and pull front brake on. Tilt bike till you feel the balance point, check level.
dont check after bike stood in garage for a few days - run bike then stop it and wait a few minutes as the oil flows back to the sump.
Also - if you had my bike - check the level often, 'storms burn a bit of oil if used + old !!! , mine can use a litre per 1000 miles if chasing r1's...
Mine uses a lot of oil sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. Can't figure out what makes it use oil. I've done hard weekends and it wouldn't use any then go over to Europe last year, did a full day on the autobahn steady 100 to 120 in top gear and it used about 1 liter. Last Dyno graph didn't show up any problems so I just except it now and fill up when getting low.