Seeking opinions about oil smoke issue

PanigaleR said:

I have a 2013 R with 900kms on it. I too noticed a lot of thick white smoke on initial start/warm up. I replaced the oil and filter myself before setting it away for the winter. Even after the drain and re-fill with motul it smoked.

I've been respecting the break in for the most part, might have touched 7k rpm once during the 900 kms I managed before the weather turned cold.

Normal I guess....

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JustDucky said:

My 2012 Pani Base smoked, my 2013 Pani S doesn't...neither consume(d)oil, both primarily street ridden, bother broken-in in the same manner, and same oil in both. Only difference in the bikes is the 12 was delivered w/full Termi and 13 is running the stock set up. Don't know why but both bike have run great w/o issue...so never really "worried" about it.

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Brad said:

So you never really worried about it.
Very good

The early 1199's had a slightly different piston ring set up.
The piston rings were changed just before the 2013 year models to address excessive smoking that people were complaining about. (there's a new part number for the rings)

And contrary to your belief.
Your engines do burn/consume oil.
All engines do. It's a product of simple physics, and it's inevitable.
The only engines that don't use oil are the ones that don't ever get started.

You just didn't notice it. That's all.

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1199 dreamer said:

Anyone have VIN numbers when the ring change took place? Mine is a 2013, made in October of 2012. Smokes at start up...? Curious which rings I have?

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JustDucky said:

Thanks for the info...didn't know about the ring change. As far as the oil consumption...what I meant was there was no "excessive" oil consumption by either bike.

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