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[sopwithv]

Howdy: I have a 2001 KLR650 that I bought new in 7/00. The bike has 3200mi on it, had it's break in maintainance at the dealer and regular oil changes. I recently had to top off the oil, about 1/2 qt. I hadn't noticed previous oil useage. This is mc # 9 in 40 years of cycling. I broke it in carefully and ran it regularly , even in winter. I live in a rural part of NY and ride more on than off the road and never in traffic. I'm useinging it more this summer than in the past, about 500mi in the last month. Is this oil consumption normal at this stage or do I have a lemon? Thanks Sopwith

[kennethhenton]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "sopwithv" wrote:

> Howdy: > > I have a 2001 KLR650 that I bought new in 7/00. The bike

has

> 3200mi on it, had it's break in maintainance at the dealer and > regular oil changes. I recently had to top off the oil, about 1/2 > qt. I hadn't noticed previous oil useage. This is mc # 9 in 40

years

> of cycling. I broke it in carefully and ran it regularly , even in > winter. I live in a rural part of NY and ride more on than off the > road and never in traffic. I'm useinging it more this summer than

in

> the past, about 500mi in the last month. Is this oil consumption > normal at this stage or do I have a lemon? > > Thanks > Sopwith

I put a thousand miles on my '02 last month with no oil consumption. Lemon? I wouldn't say that. Some use more oil than others. Just keep it topped off and ride it. Ken

[Paul Dent]

> Is this oil consumption > normal at this stage or do I have a lemon?

There have been a lot of posts about this recently. Seems there is a lot of variation among KLRs. Some consume little or none; others (like mine) consume quite a bit, but only during freeway cruising. I find that I have to top it off after about 300-400 miles at 75mph. Of course, the top-off amount is only a few ounces. If I forget, the valves rattle on start-up and that reminds me in a hurry. PS: Is "consumotion" a pun???

[sopwithv]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Dent" wrote:

> > > Is this oil consumption > > normal at this stage or do I have a lemon? > > There have been a lot of posts about this recently. Seems there

is a

> lot of variation among KLRs. Some consume little or none; others > (like mine) consume quite a bit, but only during freeway

cruising. I

> find that I have to top it off after about 300-400 miles at

75mph. Of

> course, the top-off amount is only a few ounces. If I forget, the > valves rattle on start-up and that reminds me in a hurry. > > PS: Is "consumotion" a pun???

Thank's for the reply. Just a typo but I'll gladly take credit for being whitty. Ok I'll keep track of the oil and see what happens. The bike's in new condition and I'm in love with it all over again. At 61 this is my 9th motorcycle and I love ridding as much as I did 40 years ago. sopwith

[rsanders30117]

With KLR's, there's a wide range of oil consumption. For reference, here's what mine does. I bought my A14 new & carefully broke it in. I use Mobil 20W50 synthetic. With my bike dead on level, I add 8 ozs when the oil level drops to the point it is visible at the sight glass (I could add 10 ozs to match the level at 2.5 l but I'm conservative by adding only 8 fl oz.). At 22K miles mine uses approx. 1 fl oz. / 100 miles & has done this since new. Since I know what to expect, this isn't a problem. I keep track of it & can predict when I'm going to need to add some oil. I carry oil in a graduated camping fuel bottle, which is tough plastic & doesn't leak. This isn't such a bad thing because fresh oil is added periodically between total oil changes so I extend oil changes to the max mileage plus a bit more.

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "sopwithv" wrote: > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Dent" wrote: > > > > > Is this oil consumption > > > normal at this stage or do I have a lemon? > > > > There have been a lot of posts about this recently. Seems there > is a > > lot of variation among KLRs. Some consume little or none; others > > (like mine) consume quite a bit, but only during freeway > cruising. I > > find that I have to top it off after about 300-400 miles at > 75mph. Of > > course, the top-off amount is only a few ounces. If I forget, the > > valves rattle on start-up and that reminds me in a hurry. > > > > PS: Is "consumotion" a pun??? > > Thank's for the reply. > > Just a typo but I'll gladly take credit for being whitty. Ok I'll > keep track of the oil and see what happens. The bike's in new > condition and I'm in love with it all over again. At 61 this is my > 9th motorcycle and I love ridding as much as I did 40 years ago. > > sopwith

[The Mule]

That was a classic thread! Awesome! Mule [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]