300 mile 1ltr

[TonyDevil]

was wanting to do a trip up to scotland on me trx,the thing is am only getting 300 miles to 1 ltr of oil so would have to take 3 or 4 ltrs with me just getting a bit paranoid but will me bike be ok,anybody else only getting the same amount of oil usage,thanks tony

thats a lot mate, whats the compression like?

mine used 3litres when the GF rode it 2200miles around europe a couple of weeks ago, i consider that within tolerance for these engines

[idl1975]

Motul 5100 10/40 is what i have used for the last 4 years. I dont think changing brand will help.
What sort of riding do you normally do?
Dave

hi dave,me riding is a bit hard go out with a few friends r1s blackbirds ect,mind you only the r1 does me on the twisties going to go out on me own this weekend and keep the horns in if i can and see what happens

I noticed with mine, even 10 years ago, that it drank the most on motorways. Type of riding can make a difference, so if you combine your fast riding with perhaps checking the oil cold, you might be overestimating consumption. Mine drank sh*tloads but didn't really smoke either and had no leaks.

Why not sell it on e-bay and then buy another AFTER checking out its oil consumption.

edit: also, are you sure you don't overfill habitually (see above about getting the level wrong when checking cold)? Could explain why you are using a lot.