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[fluffymaster]

Hello guys,

I have another question.
I have well over 2000km with the Lt now and I noticed a few things.

The engine heats up during traffic sitting in a traffic jam or to many traffic lights , the GMV's start and cool down the engine but is it supposed to heat up so quickly ? For example driving on the highway the temperature stays at 2 bars over the cold lines and when I hit some traffic it gradually increases until I set into motion, if I sit more than 4-6 minutes at a light it hits max and GMV's start.
Is this normal ?

Also I noticed something strange with the oil consumption I think, I drove the bike almost 2000 km without any significant Oil consumption the oil display showed full almost all the time.
This weekend I drove about 400km and suddenly the oil is at half now.....I did not have any smoke coming out or oil leaks.....where did the oil go so fast ? Did the BMW goblin got it's share for the trip or I might have an outstanding issue with the engine ? speed was between 90-120km/h

[Turbine]

One of the best additions a good mate put into my bike was a on/off switch for me to put the fan on anytime. We put it on/off through a accessory switch next to the hazard switch. I put a heated grips tag in it which I do not have.

With the oil it is a K. Just think it is lubricating the pistons which is great.

The question you have to find out is how much oil is lost when it is half way down.
When I fill mine up I fill to the top and add 5 seconds more oil. It works well.
Slightly under half then I fill up and when I go on 1500klm plus trips I carry my own oil.
How many klm's is on yours and do you service it?

Do it before it has to be done is my latest saying.

Have a good one.
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[fluffymaster]

I guess it s normal for the k bike to heat up like that.
I got the bike at 56116 km....first thing I did is change the oils and filters, spark plugs are ok, front fork is fine for this season.
Changed the rear brake pads...there were none , changed front brake pads and barings, also new pair of tires.
As far as for the oil I have 2300km since the oil change and topped it off now with 350ml ...so I guess it's fine . Now I will carry oil with me. I have Motul 5100 4T ester 10w40.

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[Jim]

BMW says these bikes will consume up to 1 or 1.5 quarts in a thousand miles - I'll let you do the conversion.

One thing you need to know about K bikes - they hide oil. Keep an eye on it, most likely you'll see the level come back up another time you're stopped, on the center stand and you give it a look.

As far as the heat situation, put some Water Wetter in it, and add a fan switch. When you're moving slowly, or know you're going to be stopped, flip the switch on ahead of time - should keep the temp gauge right in the middle...
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1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
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1992 K75RTP 46,000

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[fluffymaster]

Will do , thanks !

[whyoldbill]

I've also found that parking it on the center stand makes a big difference.
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[Tim (Midland Section)]

Mine only drinks oil if I overfill. To clarify, that means above the red spot in the sight glass. Mileage has a bearing too, higher mileage, ride it like you stole it bikes tend to use less oil than those ridden by grannies.
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[Flying Duck]

The max factory spec for allowable oil consumption is 2.55 quarts per thousand miles.

(Which is insane.)
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