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Title: How much oil
Post by: litestuf on June 03, 2004, 02:52:45 PM
Any one know how much oil the GS should eat per 1000 miles fast riding ?
Title: How much oil
Post by: The Antibody on June 03, 2004, 06:48:59 PM
ZERO.

 -Anti
Title: How much oil
Post by: TheGoodGuy on June 04, 2004, 01:50:58 PM
max about 1/2qt.. but it really depends.. on your mileage and stuff..

mine eats 1/4qt every 1000 miles.
Title: Over 2...
Post by: The Buddha on June 04, 2004, 01:59:19 PM
Mine will use over 2 quarts, maybe more, somehow 20W50 or 10W40 doesn't make any diff.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: How much oil
Post by: aslam on June 04, 2004, 01:59:36 PM
Yeah I probably put in 1/4qt awhile back but it had only been about 500mi.  Though I wonder if it makes it better or worse that I only ride this GS500 1 to 2 times a week.

ASLAM.
Title: How much oil
Post by: Ed_in_Az on June 04, 2004, 02:58:17 PM
Quote from: The AntibodyZERO.

 -Anti

:? I thought I had the only one that doesn't use oil. :cheers:
Title: How much oil
Post by: mayz2010 on June 04, 2004, 03:06:15 PM
well i have a theroy it's how ur GS was broken in and i like the new run it hard and fast to get rid of burning oil so i'm going to get some new piston rings and hone the bore's and i'll tell u lot when i have done it and how i think it's gone.
Title: How much oil
Post by: pizzleboy on June 04, 2004, 03:08:07 PM
Mine eats none.

Is something wrong??
Title: How much oil
Post by: Richard UK on June 06, 2004, 08:16:50 AM
Even a new engine recently run-in and as tight as <insert your own favourite similie here> will use some oil at high speed.  The oil will mist in the crankcase and be drawn through the crankcase breather into the air box and then burnt by the motor.  

At low speed this effect is negligible, and puttering around town it shouldn't burn any if the motor has been assembled with the proper tolerances.
Title: How much oil
Post by: i3randon12 on June 06, 2004, 06:06:56 PM
mine dosent eat ne eighter
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Post by: davipu on June 06, 2004, 06:23:46 PM
mine started marking her teritory last week anyone else?