Lost the cam chain tensioner after 55,000 so told them to put in new rings when they tore it apart. Got it back, ran beautiful, took it back after 500 miles and they put the Royal Purple synthetic in. Started burning oil at about 1-qt. every 500 miles. Smoked a little, they asked me to give it a little time. Gave it until 3,000 mi. Was going on a trip anyway. Got back and still smoking so took it back and had them break it down, inside cylinders were like glass. The synthetic had leaked through the rings. Have put new rings in honed it again hope that will take care of it, anybody else have the unfortunate problem.

 

Never experienced it first hand, but have heard syn oil getting blamed for "the never seating rings" when used from day one a few times.

 

Man that's gotta suck. At least it wasn't worse and you're still riding.

 

Did they hone/de-glaze the cylinders the first time, if they did not there you are and if they did are the bores out of tolerance? 500 miles should have seated the rings if the cylinder was prepped right. Kind of sounds as if you should have went with an over bore kit, etc. I hope it works out for you the 2nd time around.
CB

 

I use syn3 to break in my bikes because it is a groupIII dino synthetic. I run it until about 1000-1500 miles changing it out a couple of times. Never an issue. Redline says NOT to use their oil until 3000 miles for this very reason.