2002 1200 burning oil issue???

Hi all.

Just about to buy a 2002 1200. I have read on some UK forums that there was a oil burning issue with the 2002 and 2003 models. Anyone heard of this? Anyone had this happen with their bike?

Oil burning can come down to many causes. So to 2nd guess would only be a stab in the dark. Just do the mandatory checks on a 2nd hander. Look for any tell tale signs, ie, blue smoke, dirty exhaust tip. Any strange noises. Best of luck. Report back soon.

Hammy wrote:Oil burning can come down to many causes. So to 2nd guess would only be a stab in the dark. Just do the mandatory checks on a 2nd hander. Look for any tell tale signs, ie, blue smoke, dirty exhaust tip. Any strange noises. Best of luck. Report back soon.

She has 37k only on the clock. Full service history. I will know her very well this coming Tuesday.

Some consumption wouldnt put me off if the rest was in order.

2wheelsagain wrote:Some consumption wouldnt put me off if the rest was in order.

Nothing wrong with a bit of "upper cylinder lubricant"

Some 1200 i believe burnt oil in the UK .Like a certain batch . It was around the time i bought mine and there were grumbling in England . I thought it
was the first model only and very few did it .Mine didnt use any oil in 60 ,000 kls.

I had 2004 1200 & didnt have a problem for what it`s worth

I spoke to a mate last night who has a 1200 and he has never had this problem. As said here, and from my searching the net, looks like it was a small batch that went to the UK and USA that did this.

my 05 got no problems here.

I now know this for sure after learning how to check the oil level

it was the 01-02 models, from what i remember ,the oil gallarys in the pistons were to big, either UK banditforum, or maxiumsuzuki forum in the US have the full story on it