Oily Spark Plugs on an '04 SV650S

[uvakat]

So I went to replace the spark plugs today on my bike and I see that the spark plugs are oily. This causes me some concerns. I had a low slide with the bike in May and have ridden about 600-1000 miles on the bike since then. Anybody know what it could be?

[Mr Sunshine]

Check them in a couple hundred miles and see what they look like then.  After that if they are still oily then I would wonder what's up.

What RPM range do you usually ride it in?  Do you ever take it up close to redline?

[uvakat]

I usually keep it between 3000-8000 RPM, so I'm still no where near redline. I will check them in a couple hundred miles.

[Mr Sunshine]

I usually keep it between 3000-8000 RPM, so I'm still no where near redline. I will check them in a couple hundred miles.

there is nothing wrong with pulling that bike up to 10.5k once in a while....it can take it.  Just don't bog it down at 3k very much if you can avoid itg.

[Baz]

Are you sure they are "oily" and not just carbon fouled?

Oily plugs usually mean severe engine wear or valve guide problems, and I can't see how this would be the case with your bike.

Have a looky here......

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/maintenance/sparkplugs.htm

[Vee2Win]

So I went to replace the spark plugs today on my bike and I see that the spark plugs are oily. This causes me some concerns. I had a low slide with the bike in May and have ridden about 600-1000 miles on the bike since then. Anybody know what it could be?

Did you check your air box for oil?  Might have allowed a significant amount up to the air box when it found the pavement.

What is your oil consuption like?

[uvakat]

I'm sure the valves were oily. Well my oil consumption hasn't been that bad. I just changed the oil on the bike so we shall see what it is like now. I know that before I was adding oil maybe once in the few months that I've owned the bike, but that was a few days after the low slide.