Not to worry, very unlikely it is bad rings.

Here are two vids. The first explaining what is happening, and the second is how to easily fix it.

 

Apparently, when you pay $500 for an oil change it tightens things up Definitely some dealership shenanigans! I'm gonna give them another shot and if I don't get some results there is another dealer fairly close that I have heard good things about. Thanks for the well wishes and the compliment on the bike!

 

Apparently, when you pay $500 for an oil change it tightens things up Definitely some dealership shenanigans! I'm gonna give them another shot and if I don't get some results there is another dealer fairly close that I have heard good things about. Thanks for the well wishes and the compliment on the bike!

 

Thank you! That is some great information!

 

I noticed you referenced the manual's "Oil Level Cold Check" procedure in the first video. Is it acceptable to have the oil level above midway between the "ADD QT" mark & the "FULL HOT" mark, but below the "FULL HOT" mark when performing the manual's "Oil Level Hot Check" procedure?

 

Yes. Even at Normal Operating Temp of 230 F, the oil level should be well below the "full hot" mark, and no oil should be added unless it is at, or below, the add qt. mark.

AND, if you have a Milwaukee-Eight, here is an undocumented tech tip-

 

now this is funny, anyone can make a youtube video and correct the world's problems. the truth here is there is truth and there is falsehood so like a theory, if one part is false then the whole thing is false!!!
there are literally so many hours on engines of all sorts, this page could not contain the zeros behind the whole numbers.
an air cooled engine is VERY hard to maintain control of, hence, hd going liquid cooled.
ONE big issue is??? exactly how much so called oxygen depleted vapor (it is not air) is expelled from the engine vent to the cleaner and what exactly is the final ratio entering the intake????
truth told, there is oxygen left, even a computer controlled system looks at O2 content of the spent gas and compared to the entering to tell if the system is working and also if the cats are doing their job.
so all of this deposits are from the vent vapor???? which is mostly water and some spent combustion gas and a tad of oil vapor, hummmmm, perhaps they need to measure what is slipping past the rings!!!!!!!!
a BIG issue with the hd is that it will transition to a positive c/c pressure and when that happens, ring seal is compromised so you cannot place all blame on the c/c vapor!!!!
oily air cleaner, why??????
simple: LAZY FLOW !!!!! look at how rice does it.
with the lame hd system, the vapor passes through an orifice into the cleaner from a higher pressure to a lower pressure and what happens???? particulate matter falls out.
that said, since it is dumped to the outer periphery of the filter, it is in a lazy flow area and the particulate collects and over time makes a mess. this mess worsens and the system is taxed.
rice puts their vent in a high flow area from the vent to the intake so particulate has little time to attempt to fall out.
i do not have issue with this since i made my vent flow to a high flow area and i push the machine to its limits.


i am not saying you cannot make more power, i am saying it is a nat's a$$.

 

what about running an engine on wood smoke. plenty of youtube videos
they can actually run quite well on so called O2 depleted air

 

Every bike is different, some have more challenges than others with more hot, oily, oxygen depleted air going into the intake...others less. All will benefit, both in performance and tune stability by venting externally.

We have a video coming out shortly showing oxygen levels, carbon monoxide levels, and temperature of the "air" exiting the breather system into the engine. You may find it interesting.

In the meantime we have done a video and written report showing how much air flows and under what riding conditions. Below is the video, and here is the LINK to the written report with all the data.

 

I believe your dealer's definition of "Tightening up" means setting the rings, of which were completed before 900 miles. As far as oily intake, listen to @DK Custom Products and take a look at their external breather options. $$$ well spent. Cheers!