2020 114 RGS on the dyno...
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The comparisons need to be made equally. An engine will consume more oil the longer the oil is run in the engine. If a person changes their oil every 3000 miles, and burns a 1/2 quart, there is a chance that in the next 2,000 they will burn 1/2 quart. Also, how hot the motor runs can also cause more consumption, and how hard you run them. Exactly the same engines in two different applications can have different results. I have seen two identically Spec’d trucks come off the line back to back have not only different oil consumption, but also different fuel consumption and shift differently. I have 8 vehicles, of which 6 I use to make money, I don’t screw around with their maintenance. And I would never start, run, ride or maintain my Pan like I would my M8. Their are many myths surrounding oil.... one is that you need to change it religiously at 3,000 miles, and another is that any oil consumption is a bad thing. If you burn a cup of oil every 2,500 miles... you are still burning a quart every 10,000 miles.
We changed the spark plugs (32,000 miles on them) when the oil change was done and they where clean, the engine sounds tight, it’s performance is as it was new, and the fuel economy as stated is around 50 mpg on the highway. I have no concerns about the state of the engines health...... but let’s be clear, I have, and will renew, the warranty when it gets close to the end date, and that is simply because I do not trust anything mechanical as I am a firm believer in Entropy.... lol.
We changed the spark plugs (32,000 miles on them) when the oil change was done and they where clean, the engine sounds tight, it’s performance is as it was new, and the fuel economy as stated is around 50 mpg on the highway. I have no concerns about the state of the engines health...... but let’s be clear, I have, and will renew, the warranty when it gets close to the end date, and that is simply because I do not trust anything mechanical as I am a firm believer in Entropy.... lol.
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End of the day - every factory published number is an embelousment. Blueprinted motors under ideal circumstances are used. End of the day, Im happy with my stock performance and love my bike..
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The comparisons need to be made equally. An engine will consume more oil the longer the oil is run in the engine. If a person changes their oil every 3000 miles, and burns a 1/2 quart, there is a chance that in the next 2,000 they will burn 1/2 quart. Also, how hot the motor runs can also cause more consumption, and how hard you run them. Exactly the same engines in two different applications can have different results. I have seen two identically Spec’d trucks come off the line back to back have not only different oil consumption, but also different fuel consumption and shift differently. I have 8 vehicles, of which 6 I use to make money, I don’t screw around with their maintenance. And I would never start, run, ride or maintain my Pan like I would my M8. Their are many myths surrounding oil.... one is that you need to change it religiously at 3,000 miles, and another is that any oil consumption is a bad thing. If you burn a cup of oil every 2,500 miles... you are still burning a quart every 10,000 miles.
We changed the spark plugs (32,000 miles on them) when the oil change was done and they where clean, the engine sounds tight, it’s performance is as it was new, and the fuel economy as stated is around 50 mpg on the highway. I have no concerns about the state of the engines health...... but let’s be clear, I have, and will renew, the warranty when it gets close to the end date, and that is simply because I do not trust anything mechanical as I am a firm believer in Entropy.... lol.
We changed the spark plugs (32,000 miles on them) when the oil change was done and they where clean, the engine sounds tight, it’s performance is as it was new, and the fuel economy as stated is around 50 mpg on the highway. I have no concerns about the state of the engines health...... but let’s be clear, I have, and will renew, the warranty when it gets close to the end date, and that is simply because I do not trust anything mechanical as I am a firm believer in Entropy.... lol.
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All I can say is my 96 was enough, the 103 we had was very good and our 114 is awesome. It gets the job done very well. Two up cruising I-95 through Florida or all day on the Blue Ridge Parkway, or up the hills of I-81 through Virginia. It has what it takes!
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