13 tooth front sprocket - oil consumption report

[RobertWichert]

You are correct, of course.  I'm riding CA freeways and riding slower than before, but still above 5K for long periods.  I expected it.  But not as much as I saw (bottom of the glass after ~400 Miles). Robert P. Wichert P.Eng +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ========================================================

On 10/25/2010 11:01 PM, revmaaatin wrote:   --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert robert@... wrote: > > It uses more now. > > > Robert Wichert > Robert, Your fact(s) is interesting. Just changing to a 13T, now it uses more oil? or "I still want to run 80mph regardless of the gearing...and it uses more oil." Extended periods of riding at 5K+rpms will result in higher oil consumption in nearly all KLR650's, regardless of the gearing. Don't be surprised if riding at 6K+rpms will probably use 1 Qt in 500 miles. My son and I both used a ratio equivalent of 13/43 this summer for 2000 dual-sport miles without ever seeing the oil line in the window (true 2.5L added with filter change). Most of that riding was done at

[The Reverend]

A lot of people refer to crude based oils as "dinosaur based", so I suspect advanced age has something to do with it. -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of skypilot110 Not one flake of snow, No ice on the river and no real frost yet but already we have a monster oil thread rolling. Does this mean we are all getting older

[Jeff Khoury]

#ygrps-yiv-632751245 p {margin:0;}...when I was a boy we used to squeeze our motor oil fresh, by hand.  Just grab the nearest dinosaur and start squeezin'.  You young whippersnappers have SOOOO easy! -Jeff Khoury [b]From: [/b]"The Reverend" [b]To: [/b]"DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> [b]Sent: [/b]Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:59:44 AM [b]Subject: [/b]NKLR  RE: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Petrol vs: Mobil 1   A lot of people refer to crude based oils as "dinosaur based", so I suspect advanced age has something to do with it. -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of skypilot110 Not one flake of snow, No ice on the river and no real frost yet but already we have a monster oil thread rolling. Does this mean we are all getting older

[Eddie]

#ygrps-yiv-565880391 p {margin:0;}   ..while living in shoebox in the middle of the road?   ;-)   eddie    

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] jeff@... [b]To: [/b]reverend@... [b]Cc: [/b]DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] 10/27/2010 2:55:15 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: NKLR RE: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Petrol vs: Mobil 1 ...when I was a boy we used to squeeze our motor oil fresh, by hand.  Just grab the nearest dinosaur and start squeezin'.  You young whippersnappers have SOOOO easy! -Jeff Khoury

[skypilot110]

Maybe I am younger but not by much. The dinos were in the ground when I was a kid but they were still shallow enough that dad made me go dig for the oil with a shovel, it was only a few feet down. It was fresh enough that you could easily refine it yourself in the tub too. Didnt really matter though since the VW bus would run on anything

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > ...when I was a boy we used to squeeze our motor oil fresh, by hand. Just grab the nearest dinosaur and start squeezin'. You young whippersnappers have SOOOO easy! > > -Jeff Khoury >