Re: Our Bikes

["Johnny Gebruers" <johnny.gebruers@xxxxxxxx>]

Yo Erik
The main reason of oil usage, is driving like a maniac with a cold engine,
oil needs to be at hot to protect all seals, bearings and moving
parts.
Driving constantly at speeds, has ,noting to do with using oil.
Its possible that an oilscraper on a piston got broken or damaged, than the
engine will use oil.
Second cause is using bad oil, yes this happens often, the ( bad )oil is
making the rubber seals around the valves hard, and so allowing the oil to
be sucked in to the cylinder.
Greetings,
Johnny Gebruers
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: Our Bikes


> >Babying a bike is one of the MAJOR causes of excess oil usage. My ST
> >how has about 6K on her and uses NO oil. In fact in June I went up
> >to Americade about 250 miles of slab. I cruised at no less than 80
> >and frequently much more for hours. After the ride home in 90+
> >degree heat at the same types of speeds my bike had used NO oil,
> >nada. In fact I've never added any oil between changes. I do change
> >it a bit more often than most people but hey it can't hurt.  For the
> >record I've also had no problems ( knock wood) I did have the fuel
> >sender replaced about 3000 miles ago but other wise the bike has
> >been perfect.
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> Erik
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> >The bike also went through oil almost as quickly as gas. Don't know
> >what caused it (the bike has truly been babied) but valves, seals, etc.
were
> >replaced
> >
> >Daphne
> >99 S3
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