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My 954 is starting to use some oil

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#1 ·
I have 23000 on my blade, had it since 4000 miles, I have been pretty hard on it, always let it warm up before beating on it, It has progressed to approximately 2 quarts of oil between oil changes, I keep it full, and have always changed it every 3500 to 4000 miles, always ran royal purple in it, I am wondering if the valve guides are more common or am I going to have to drop this engine out and re ring it. Just trying to get some opinions before I proceed.
 
#2 ·
Have somebody follow you for a while when you're riding fairly hard. Closing the throttle from high revs should blow smoke as the engine sucks oil through the valve guide seals. If it's blowing smoke when you get on the throttle out of the turns then it's more likely the rings.
A compression test will also confirm if the rings are worn.
 
#6 ·
To replace the rings you need to strip the entire motor - transmission, crank and head to get the pistons out.
 
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