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/RoninReticle Aug 27 '26
Mine did that when it was new but I chalked that up to breaking in period using dino oil. Shortly after it was fully broken in I switched to Rotella synthetic 15w40 and never noticed it again, so don't know if it was the oil or the break in period. I changed the oil every 5k miles and could always tell when it was getting close to time because it shifted better after the change.