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07-02-08, 04:10 PM
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How often do you top your oil?
I am just after a bit of information on how often other people to pup there oils as mine is an approximate of between two weeks and a month is it normal for a curvey SV650S? Anmd i mean its all normal nothings wrong checked everything it just seems abit often to me?!
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07-02-08, 04:13 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
How many miles in that time? Or hours running if lots of commuting?
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07-02-08, 04:13 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
I check mine regularly on my CBR, but it virtually never gets topped up between services.
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07-02-08, 04:16 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
I check mine all the time, I have topped it up one egg cup full, thats after 3000miles since the last service.
Every bike will be different depending on how its ridden and how it was bedded in. Unless its drinking it I wouldnt be worried |
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07-02-08, 04:24 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
As they get older they tend to use a bit.Not a problem as long as you never let it run so low it loses oil pressure.Thats a new engine.Check it regularly and it will be fine.
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07-02-08, 04:45 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
every 4k miles
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07-02-08, 06:28 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
Every couple of days, mine uses a bit if you're on a "spirited" run (i.e ragging the nuts out of it)
Very rarely needed to top up from commuting duty though.
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07-02-08, 06:31 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
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07-02-08, 06:32 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
Never. I have a K3 SV650 and change the oil and filter every 4500 miles. The level never drops, even though I ride it quite hard.
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07-02-08, 06:33 PM
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Re: How often do you top your oil?
Ours has always used oil. It will need topping up after a spirited 200+ mile run.
We do rag the nuts off it though 
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