the xt doesn't have a sump so it aint gonna drain i there lol. what you want to look at is the basics, wheres the oil going, is there an oil leak anywhere where,
try starting the bike and letting her run for a couple of minutes, then check the oil level, if it back to normal then its ok. there are little check valve that are supposed to hold the oil so when you start her up she has oil where she needs it, you may have a leak past one of these which is causing the oil to drain off a bit. which is usualy the reason you get a knocking sound when you first start the bike cause the oil is getting round. try letting her run and look in the oil tank and you'll see if the oil pump is working or not cause it will be chucking oil round the tank quite fast. the only place you dont get oil in the engine is in the cyclinder, so if shes not smoking and you dont have a leak then the oil is in the engine, if the level comes back to normal after running her for a bit then i would worry.
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