Oil-burning TT600RE for Africa trip?
Hi all,
I'm considering buying a 2004 TT600RE with 11k engine miles for an Africa trip. The only thing is that it's burning a pint of gas every 400 miles on the highway, which has me concerned.
But, I tell myself, that figure doesn't sound too bad when put in perspective (~14 liters of oil burned in the 12,000 miles from Tangier to CT). And probably much less, since I won't be traveling at highway speeds for most of that.
Is the engine likely to survive for another 12k miles without a major engine servicing? (new piston, rings, and rebore?) Would like to avoid that as I'm not very mechanically inclined and the cost of having a mechanic do it would be a lot (800 euros+?).
Will this bike make it to Cape Town? Should I just pay to get it fixed upfront?
Thanks!
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