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There seems to be a lot of evidence that this oil does exactly what the marketing malarkey says. Saw a Hyundai blowing smoke down the road the other day and wanted to knock on the window and let them know there might be a solution. The carnage some of those engines are going through.

4,000kms into 1st OCI. No noticeable consumption (wasn’t before either) and the oil is still relatively clear on the dipstick of this 11 year old turbo DI ATS I purchased. Going to replace with OCI 2 tomorrow before a big road trip and cut open the filter.

New cars also say transmissions are "lifetime fills"... should have seen the brown slurry that came out of my ATS after 11 years. Brake fluid was really bad... brown and bits floating around inside the fluid. Just swapping calibers, draining the reservoir, and bleeding it is adding fresh fluid...

I'd add, the community... but that's speculation. I can't imagine the XR forums being as devoted and crazy as DR Riders... but I could be wrong.

Colour and brand ;) Can't buy the XR in Canada, so there's no choice for us Canucks, plus I'm old school Suzi.

I won't ride anything else but the DR650. I have two, a 2018 and 2022. This scooter is an experiment to potentially ride 2up with my wife for Sunday back country rides and local hikes within a 2 hours radius. She won't ride on the DR, or anything with gears that causes her helmet to smack...

Got the Mojave on Pig2, great shock! It was a treat... but after the rebuild of the stock, and the performance I got from the custom shim stacks on my cross country trip last year on the stock shock, hard to justify $1000 when a rebuild that performs 90% as well cost me $50! Pig2 has been...

Exactly what I did on this scoot... 15w from 10w. Very smooth/controlled damping compared to previous.

Bingo! I'm 200 pounds'ish and on big trip carry another 50 pounds. Upgrading front and rear springs was key on my DR for my use case (abusive multi week camping trips), along with reshimming the compression and rebound stacks on the stock shock. HUGE difference. Scooter is staying pretty much...

Depends on conditions. I'm rebuilding the front forks on Pig1 (DR650 #1) after its trip last year that was just over 20k kms. 3k kms of which was off road mountain and Dempster Highway riding... I'm not comfortable heading out on another new trip without at least a dump/inspect/fill. The piston...

2.0 Turbo (LTG). Same engine in both, with slight piston design changes in the 2017 to address LSPI risk.

Because you're riding on sub optimal suspension because of fluid/maintenance neglect. The difference between well serviced forks with fresh fluid, and 18 year old forks that have never been serviced is like night and day. I now do service; dump fluid, clean, inspect and reassemble with fresh...

T4 15w40, HiFlo 137, 2022 DR650, with 40k kms on bike.

I'm 3000kms into my first OCI of VRP and it's wild when you start the two ATS's side by side. The 2017 with M1 0w40 is so much quieter on start. The 2014 sounds like a bag of ball bearings when starting it in comparison! I'm going to perform an oil change and cut the filter open in the next...

Yeah, the first time you pull the pan, even at low miles, it's a bit of a horror show. Well done keeping her clean and rebuilding to solve the issue.

Wish I had a level driveway! I'm clearing out the garage in the city so I can have my one man shop setup with the QuickJack lift properly. The garage floor is level and perfect for fluid checks. The 4xramps setup is an excellent one for DIY work.

Bingo! Extreme humidity, with temperature swings of 20-30 degrees in 24 hours, all contributes to water in the lines = corrosion in the lines and calipers. My dad never understood why he had to spend $800 for all new brake lines in his old Corolla when he rust proofed the car every year...

Seen much much worse. Well done getting it done before 50k miles, especially when towing. Which reminds me, the van is due ;)

Not needed, but sure makes it easier, safer, and a heck more enjoyable. I have a QuickJack lift at home for most stuff... but I am also privileged to have a DIY garage in town for $40/hour CDN ($27 USD) where you get a lift and all the expected tools. I often just head to the DIY garage...

Last update on this thread from me. A couple of days after resetting the TCM adaptives and putting a couple hundred kms, the car is really driving nicely. The shifts are like the new again. Slow driving, purrs and shifts like butter. Moderate to aggressive and the shifts are quick and...