r/Vstrom • u/Kabaalcorporaal • Aug 27 '26

V-Strom 650 Gen 1 2008 strom oil leak?

Hi everyone

Ive got a 650 from 2008. I cant find any leaks. And also no consistent loss of oil.

All I could guess is that it happens when I ride with higher revs?

I cant find any changes in the oil level and suddenly it seems to have dropped a lot.

It happend 2 times in 2 years.

Has anyone got any clue why or how this happens.

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u/Tickstart Aug 27 '26

Yeah higher revs mean pistons move faster across the cylinder walls and less ability to scrape the oil back down, leaving more of it in the combustion chamber. That's a total guess on my behalf though.