justin_o_guy2
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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My oil consumption is what tells me when to change it. On new oil, it hardly uses any. Once I get some miles on it, it starts to drink a little. How much? How soon? Well, depends on how much wick gets applied. I run easy, oil stays in better. Get to 2,000 or 2,500 miles on it & I start needing to add more oil & do it more often, then I dump it & start over. OIl has long string molecules that get sheared as they pass thru things. 2quarts running thru the gears & the little oil passageways, getting squoze & crushed here& there along the way does physical damage to it. Its a pretty hostile environment in there, what with all the crushing & shearing & heat & all. Wanna run a synthetic? Wouldnt say I blame ya. I dont, because I think the Rotella will keep the engine in good working order for as long as the rest of the bike is good for. I think I'll replace the clutch throwout lever/paddle ( whatever, you know, the one that breaks,inside the cover) when I replace the cam chain. I got 20,000 miles on the first one,& I dont even use the clutch all the time.
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