11-10-12, 08:06 AM
Hi Mike, Put your mind at rest & just keep the oil between the midway point & upper mark on sight glass. Theres lots of factors affect oil consumption some of which you can do nothing about eg how the engine was treated during its early life(running in). As Falcon says dont start worrying about expensive engine stripdowns. If the worst happens you can get a good second hand engine for a lot less money than a dealer would charge for engine work-its the labour cost that bumps up the bill and replacement engine parts from Yamaha will dent your wallet!
Do you have any mechanical knowledge? Even a little will do for starters. Buy yourself a Haynes manual. Because you have no service history with bike,start doing the service jobs from scratch-at least youll be able to keep the bike in the best condition possible. Get to know how everything works-even doing the basic jobs like oil & filter change(do you know WHEN the filter was last changed?) will save you money . There are plenty of helpful & knowledgeable forum members-there may even be one or two close to you that you can get help from if you need it. I only ever use the dealer as a last resort these days due to cost considerations but its satisfying to do the job yourself and know exactly whats been done! With luck & a bit of mechanical sympathy your engine will give you many more miles of pleasure :lol
Do you have any mechanical knowledge? Even a little will do for starters. Buy yourself a Haynes manual. Because you have no service history with bike,start doing the service jobs from scratch-at least youll be able to keep the bike in the best condition possible. Get to know how everything works-even doing the basic jobs like oil & filter change(do you know WHEN the filter was last changed?) will save you money . There are plenty of helpful & knowledgeable forum members-there may even be one or two close to you that you can get help from if you need it. I only ever use the dealer as a last resort these days due to cost considerations but its satisfying to do the job yourself and know exactly whats been done! With luck & a bit of mechanical sympathy your engine will give you many more miles of pleasure :lol