Rip 1190sx

[Cooter]

With temps in Russia that cold you should be running 10w-30 according to the manual. 20w-50 is WAAAY to thick for "negative temperatures".

It is very important to oil level check exactly like the manual states.
The "cold check" is to simply know if it's safe to start the bike and run it until warm. The "hot check" is to tell you if there is the proper level of oil in the bike.

Even removing the oil cap (like the manual states) caused the level to change drastically!

[zviadi]

With temps in Russia that cold you should be running 10w-30 according to the manual. 20w-50 is WAAAY to thick for "negative temperatures".

It was rarely and compelled. To change oil for the sake of one-two days of the trip I consider it impractical. For such cases, it is sufficient to warm up.
This bike is quite reliable. But I'm not lucky with lambdas and exhaust system - fifth set of lambdas for replacement and weld same time muffler and front exhaust pipe
Let's see what will happen in this season with bike and engine... I have not yet run.

Even removing the oil cap (like the manual states) caused the level to change drastically!

Never noticed this.
The oil consumption does not exceed 0,5 quart from replacement to replacement.