RUSERIOUS
07-31-2008, 10:26 PM
It's kind of a long story on how I ended up buying my '05 R1, but I now have reason to believe the previous owner never did the 600 mi oil change. He purchased the bike new in Aug 05 from a dealership A (dealership A confirmed it). He told me he never worked on the bike himself and had all service done at dealership B including the 600 mi service. I called dealership B and every other dealership in the area and nobody has any service records under his name or VIN. I just had a feeling that he was wasn't telling me the truth, combined with the fact that he wasn't able to provide any service records, he told me he hasn't ridden the bike in a year, the oil was unusually dark, AND when I removed the oil filter it was screwed on ridiculously tight (like it was the factory oil filter). So anyways my question is this: How much should I worry about this? I'm PISSED right now just thinking that someone could be so irresponsible and not get the oil changed after break in. I know what probably matters the most is how he rode the bike and I believe he rode it responsibly and did not trash the bike. But my question is, what are the chances that irreversible engine damage has already occured? I still have the oil and the oil filter, if I send them to a lab would they be able to tell me if the oil had ever been changed, by analyzing the amount of shavings in the oil or the filter possibly? Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Lesson learned: When in doubt, always confirm service history BEFORE purchasing.