When I went to start my 2005 Heritage Softail Classic after sitting for most of the winter, I found no oil on the dipstick. It was in operating range when I last rode it but now it will not register. Has it dropped down into the engine? If so where do I stand as far as startint her up? The bike has 9,500 miles and no evidence of a leak under it.

Yes the oil will gravity feed out of the tank and into the crankcase. Disconnect the line on the bottom of the engine.Now make sure you put a little oil back in the tank.The oil will come out of the crankcase vent when you start the engine.. Be careful how much oil you put back in it cause it will return a little bit of it. If you do not drain the oil out it will go into the carburetor or throttle body depending what fuel delivery system you have and it will make a huge mess. That's the way Harley designed it for the E.P.A. to keep the oil off of the ground. I hope this was informative.