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03-10-2008, 02:00 PM
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum   Join Date: Jan 2008
Bike: 05 Black M50
Location: Milledgeville, GA
Posts: 1,987
|  Burning Oil?
When I checked my oil level today it was about half-way between the two marks on the window. The bike was nice and warm and I had it standing-up straight when checking. I added oil and a little sea foam to bring it up to the top fill line and then had the gf drive behind me in her cage while I rolled through all the gears and throttle positions. She said that she saw no smoke at all during the ride. I know that engines consume oil at varying degrees throughout their lifespan, should I just take this as normal consumption? Does anyone else have oil usage similar to what I am experiencing? This is the first bike I've had since riding dirtbikes as a kid (well, a younger kid) so I'm not sure what to expect for oil usage. A little more info. The bike is stock except for debaffling the pipes. I don't really ride too hard. Every now and then I'll get on it, but only for short periods of time. I ride in weather ranging from 20-80F, and I almost always let the bike warm-up if it's under 40F. Most of my riding is to and from work, which is a 32mi trip. I'm right about 12K miles now, the oil was changed at 10K. It had a bel-ray sticker on it from the previous owner, so I'm assuming thats the fluids that were used, I used Shell Rotella T Synthetic and a K&N filter. There are no leaks that I could find, checked when the bike was cold, idling, directly after riding, and a short time after that. Please advise. |
