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Old 25-11-20, 09:45 PM   #21
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Default Re: Oil Loss, too much?

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This is why mine died.
Yep, low oil killed my first sv.

Not through revving it's nuts off but from the leaky plastic clutch cover
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Old 28-11-20, 12:38 PM   #22
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Default Re: Oil Loss, too much?

My SV used to loose oil when touring, but was ok for the rest of the time! I always had to top it up each day by a small amount. Once I was away for a week and it took about a litre.
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revving the nutz off an SV everywhere causes huge oil burning. be very very careful of low oil levels as its the number one killer of SV's
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