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[kyvahe]

I'm thinking about buying a 2003 SV650S, but the only thing is that the owner has not changed the oil yet, and the bike has 5200 Miles on it. I know it wasn't ridden hard, but am not sure if this is going to cause any kind of problems. If anyone has some input please let me know.. thanks in advance

[Laura]

I think it should be ok buy it change oil and filter. Has it not been for a service then?
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[kyvahe]

No, it has not been in for any type of service or oil change. I figured if I change the oil a couple times, 2 or 3 within a 1000 miles it shouldn't be a problem.

There is also and extended warranty, but they do not know if it would be vailid because they haven't taken it into a dealer for an oil change.

[Robby]

So this bike has done 5200 miles on the running in oil?

I wouldn't buy it.

[TiN]

The oil should've been changed at 500-800 miles after the running in period, so that crappy stuff from the new engine is removed. Besides that, oil changes don't need to be that regular (i.e. every 1k/2k miles is a bit overkill) unless you do a lot of trackdays etc. If this wasn't done, then I'd be unsure about other things on the bike too.

Also, if some of the recent stuff about running-in procedures is true, then the fact that the bike hasn't been thrashed once in a while could mean that it will down on a bit of power. Possibly.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

If it has not had the initial oil change then I would be careful. Chances are it is OK, but possibly not.

The oil filter will catch all the rubbish, but the trouble is that as it catches rubbish it blocks up. As they block up they allow oil to bypass the filter (dirty oil is a lot better than no oil for the engine), so it could have been effectively running with no filter for a while.

Also running an engine in for too long will cause damage. The rings will fail to seal as the bores will be nicely polished. This will result in excessive oil consumption.

If it is otherwise a bargain then I might think about it, but it would be quite a large negative point against that particular bike.

All the best

Keith
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[Shark]

5200miles! on the same oil and its been ridden hard, its a NO.
with v-twins you cant take that chance.