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It smells rich on start up and the oil consumption is only happening at revs above 5000. If you just poke along the oil level stays steady.I'm not good at poking along, ha, ha.I haven't tried different oils yet, I'm using Mobil 1 4T 10W40.I'm thinking glazed bores from the previous owner just getting on the bike and riding it around like he's in a car. He did say he never revved it very far and he was not an experienced motorcyclist. Lots of sand in the front chain guard from riding off road.The bike was down a quart when I purchased it, I figured he'd just screwed up an oil change.Nope.If I have the heads off for the seals I might as well pull the cylinders and do new rings. I'd have to do a comparison with the Sprint ST to answer for sure about the cases.
The dipstick in this 06 955i Tiger is the same length as the one in my 02 Sprint.The dipstick in this 06 955i Tiger/02 Sprint is about 1/2" longer than the one in my 06 1050 Sprint.The online parts books show:06 955i Tiger T12611801050 Sprint T126118002 955 Sprint T1261180For some unknown reason they have me running a higher oil level in the 1050 even though the part numbers are the same.Something is amiss in Triumph-land.