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Originally Posted by juanvaldez650
Not the same engine. Gen IIs all seem to burn oil. Every one on the way to Ushuaia had a gallon jug on back.
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Men say, ring/piston redesign in 2008 resulted in excessive oil consumption in SOME '08-'09 models; however, a re-redesign virtually eliminated that problem in subsequent production.
That said, don't doubt many Ushuaia-bound KLRistas had ride-along oil jugs, regardless of machine vintage. Helped outfit/build a Generation 2 just completing a Washington, DC-Florida-Alaska-Tierra del Fuego-Bogota circuit (Wotnext's "Riding Through The Americas" on ADV); no on-board oil jug AFAIK, but . . . a 10-gallon aftermarket fuel tank!
Disclaimer: No dog in the fight, I ride a Generation 1!
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