Hi Jim. A motor will use more oil when being used hard, but a good new 200cc four-stroke should only use something like a few hundred mils per 1000km. The Dr200 is a strong bike and not known for using oil, especially on a new bike. How many hours or miles use did it get between you checking it? How much did it take to bring it up to level? Any warranty claim, presuming that is the way you are going with this, will need some real evidence, in my experience.

If the rings have not bedded in properly, oil consumption will be higher when it used hard. It may be something that will improve when the motor is properly run in. How was it ridden during the first 800 miles? It can be that a motor gets it too easy during that time, so the rings don't seat into the grooves. This can be fixed, but needs some mechanical ability (I have used fine valve grinding paste on the rings in their grooves, rotate rings for a while, WASH CAREFULLY!!! and reinstall).

It sounds to me that the oil consumption was excessive. However, you will probably need to turn up to your dealer and say something like: "I topped up the oil before the ride exactly to the mark, rode for three hours, covering 100 miles and it took 500ml to bring the oil level back up". Photos help in this situation.
Don't ask me how I know this......


Regards

Nigel in NZ

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