Roadking oil consumption
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I was always told that if a harley isn't burning oil, than its not running right. haha.... i happen to have an '05 RK that burns a very minimal amount of oil. I have heard about '05 being a bad year. Im very curious why? Whats wrong with '05 bikes? I just want to know what to look out for.
Late 04 thru mid 05 HD had a batch of defective or sub standard valve stem seals. They fixed most bikes under warranty.
On mine oil consumption became excessive and loud flame throwing decel popping was the norm.
Ran a compression check had 125-130 on front cylinder and 55 on rear cylinder.
6th Gear
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Oakdale CT
It has a lot to do with how hot the oil gets. I was going through Nebraska in 2006 on a 95 degree day, brand new black top, and we had been ridding for several hours. All six bikes I was with showed zero oil pressure. That night I checked my oil and I was down about a half a quart. On average I go through a quart every 5K miles and I am at 14K. My brothers 06 goes through a quart every 2K miles. According the local Harley service manager a quart every 1K miles is normal!!!! Seems a little excessive to me.
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