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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
Keep an eye on your oil. These bikes can burn a lot for the first 10-15k (yes, thousand) miles. Lots of folks say you should not put sythetic in until you stop burning oil. Mine is weird. I have 24k miles on her. Sometimes I can 500 miles and not burn a drop and sometimes it will be down 1/2/ qt. after two weeks of a bunch of short trips.
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You speak the truth. The bike had its 600 mile service before I picked it up. Rode about 450 miles and checked the oil. Was down about a 1/2 quart. Bought some dino 20/50 (Pennzoil - all they had where I was) and topped it off. Finished the ride home (another 350 miles) and didn't use any more. The manual says no syn until 6K miles I think.
Do you start yours while on the sidestand? I've seen a few grenaded right cylinders and wonder if that contributes to it...