used about a pint of oil today

[geezer]

today was just under 95 degrees. i probably put 100miles or more on it, and i was riding two up. and near the end of the ride i decided to let the lady do some practice laps for about 30 minns in a parking lot. during which bike would sit at idle, clutch would be slipped it would stall and be started back up repeatedly :lol: so my question is is this normal consumption for that kinda abuse? anyone ever riden all day hard and come home to find the oil level low? and how bout afterwards, a few days later of normal use does it still eat oil or is it nice and full? any experience here? i am some what worried. of btw bike has 6500 miles on it

let me throw some more info in here, let me paint a picture for you guys to visualize. with bike level and looking through the site glass all i could see was a sliver of oil at the bottom, a few days prior to this it was full like usual

[blaine]

Originally Posted by geezer

today was just under 95 degrees. i probably put 100miles or more on it, and i was riding two up. and near the end of the ride i decided to let the lady do some practice laps for about 30 minns in a parking lot. during which bike would sit at idle, clutch would be slipped it would stall and be started back up repeatedly :lol: so my question is is this normal consumption for that kinda abuse? anyone ever riden all day hard and come home to find the oil level low? and how bout afterwards, a few days later of normal use does it still eat oil or is it nice and full? any experience here? i am some what worried. of btw bike has 6500 miles on it

let me throw some more info in here, let me paint a picture for you guys to visualize. with bike level and looking through the site glass all i could see was a sliver of oil at the bottom, a few days prior to this it was full like usual

I think that is normal in that kind of environment.If I pushed mine hard all day It would use some oil.But would return to normal when riding easier.My bike had almost 45000 kms on it when I sold it and it used no more oil than it did when I bought it with 15000 kms on it.
:cool: :lol:

[geezer]

great news thanks

[Water Warrior 2]

High temps and a loaded GZ !! Yeah I would be expecting some oil usage. Oil is cheap considering the alternative. Top her up and ride on.

[alantf]

Just as a rule of thumb check, whenever I go to the bike, before I get on it, I pull it upright by the handlebar (while still on the stand) and if I see oil shoot up to the top of the glass I'm happy. Only takes a couple of seconds at most.

[geezer]

having no oil light to warn you i always stay on top of my gz oil level. thats why i freaked out when i got ohme and it was so low.

[alantf]

Trouble with warning lights is that by the time they come on, the damage has been done. Only safe way is an oil pressure gauge, so you can see when the pressure STARTS to drop, not a warning light which only comes on once the pressure has dropped sufficiently to cause damage.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by alantf

Trouble with warning lights is that by the time they come on, the damage has been done. Only safe way is an oil pressure gauge, so you can see when the pressure STARTS to drop, not a warning light which only comes on once the pressure has dropped sufficiently to cause damage.

:plus1:

[tcrave]

Originally Posted by alantf

Just as a rule of thumb check, whenever I go to the bike, before I get on it, I pull it upright by the handlebar (while still on the stand) and if I see oil shoot up to the top of the glass I'm happy. Only takes a couple of seconds at most.

the manual says that you are supposed to let it run for a few minutes to warm up, then shut if off and let it sit for around 30 sec, then tilt it upright to check the oil level...though I have yet to do it the proper way myself either, lol but, in my own defense I didn't get the manual with my bike and just got one in the mail off ebay a few days ago.


I do have a question regarding this though....so where is the oil being consume at? is it leaking or is it being used? i'd say either way is probably not healthy. and does it make a difference between using conventional or synthetic oil?

[alantf]

[quote="tcrave"]
the manual says that you are supposed to let it run for a few minutes to warm up, then shut if off and let it sit for around 30 sec,[/quote

Well.....My manual certainly DOESN'T say that! In all the many years that I've been driving/riding, the acceptable way of checking the oil level is to let the oil drain down with the engine off, THEN check the level. The point being, that you want to see how much oil there is in the sump, not floating about in the oilways (as that will give a false reading). The way your manual tells you to check means that all the oil may have not drained down, so you'll definitely get a false reading. I just can't understand anyone putting such rubbish down in writing. :sad: