SV650 lost some oil

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by stranger12

so take it it is not possible to stand on it and test ? i can sit on it and ask someone to check but the level differs from when i just hold it and ask someone to look at it

what do you think the oil loss would have been for ?

Reason being (fairly obvious if you think about it) you have a different idea of what level is.

Kneel down beside it, lift it up, you can feel where "level" is because that is balanced. Observe oil level.

250ml in 1000 mile is nothing to worry about just top it up

Originally Posted by stranger12

it did lost 250 ml after around 1 month or 1000 milesh, has this happened to you guys?

There are oil control rings on the pistons. They do a good job, but not perfect. There are oil seals on the valve guides, same thing for them. Pressure pulses in the crankcase blow oil mist out the breather, where it is routed into the airbox and then either burned in the combustion chambers or drained. There are a variety of sealed areas where rotating parts stick through the crankcase, and the crankcase halves themselves are sealed, as well as the clutch cover.
Depending on how well everything that is supposed to be sealed is actually sealed, engines normally burn some oil, and sometimes leak some too.
250ml/1000 miles is good. If it gets up to a quart/1000 miles, you might want to think about corrective action, though of course obvious leaks should be fixed as soon as possible.
And even at a quart/1000 miles, oil is cheap compared to an engine tear down and re-ringing.

[_Stretchie_]

Listen to Yorkie_Chris

Only thing I can add is how do you ride the bike? If you caine it then chances are some of oil that has disappeared is in your air box. Just keep an eye on it

thanks for this posts. so take it that this is normal rather than a fault ?

Originally Posted by stranger12

thanks for this posts. so take it that this is normal rather than a fault ?

With an SV, yes but KEEP AN EYE ON IT!

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by stranger12

thanks for this posts. so take it that this is normal rather than a fault ?

Some use some, some don't. Not a big deal, just do not let it run out!

I check mine every time I get on it TBH, it's not hard to do once you get into the habit.