ok ,just got me superduke from a main dealer , 2009 model done 6800 miles . wrote to previous owner from log book , simply asking if the bike was ok for him and was there any problems i should know about , so received an email today from him , all great news , was a great bike for him blah blah etc , one comment though , he bought it new ,ran it in religiously to book , warmed it up before every ride etc and he said it still and i quote "has a thirst for oil like they all do" mmmm i thought is this normal and to what extent i ask , is it the fact that this isnt a typical in line four honda and never needs nothing, and ktm twins need a drop of oil regular, i have had three all day sunday blasts out of this bike and it is showing halfway between low and full on the sight pipe where i know it was showing full when i got it from the dealer , is this about normal lads,
oil consuption question
18 posts · Started by cheeseydave · 16 Nov 2010
Post 2 by Paul S,
#2Sounds normal plus the top to the bottom of the oil tube represents a fairly small amount of oil.
Be careful not to overfill
Be careful not to overfill
Post 3 by cheeseydave,
#3cheers reassurance is bliss
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Post 7 by THEDUKE,
#7Gee, last sunday she drank 1 litre of oil (Motorex 10W60 full syntethic) in 500 km!!! It was spilling from the air filter box.
What should I do? Please help!
What should I do? Please help!
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Post 9 by monk,
#9mine drinks oil like no tomorrow! 1ltr a every 2 month or so but i am out all day sundays and a lot mid week.
Post 10 by fatbob,
#10Fact: they burn a bit till they are run in and had a good trash. Mine stopped smoking a bit blue on overun after the dyno setup.
However using a different oil helps also. On some oils it just runs trough.
Only from personal experience the oils where I have the least or no consumption are, Silkolene, Elf/Total, motul.
I use Total at the moment and I don't have to top it up much in between changes (I change oil and filter every 5000km)
However using a different oil helps also. On some oils it just runs trough.
Only from personal experience the oils where I have the least or no consumption are, Silkolene, Elf/Total, motul.
I use Total at the moment and I don't have to top it up much in between changes (I change oil and filter every 5000km)
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Post 12 by Ravendark,
#12no oil consumption at all here and im running rotella super T..can't beat 24 bucks a gallon for synthetic and never had a problem with it in any of my bikes.
Post 13 by KTM666,
#13for the record quite a few 08 fireblades have been known for burning oil
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