The DL650 manual is very specific about how to check the oil. Run the engine for a few minutes, turn it off and wait for 3 minutes. Then either holding the bike or put on its center stand, you'll get an accurate reading. This assumes that the oil change was also performed according to the manual's specifications which require a tricky balance between estimated starting amount and minute amounts of topping it off until you're there.
Don't use anything but synthetics. They virtually never breakdown over time or use, only get dirty. Tests have shown the regular oil barely makes it past a 1,000 miles.
I have 20K miles on mine (an '08) and it still runs likes a new bike. No leaks of any kind. An incredible piece of engineering.
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