Hey guys quick question, I just rebuilt the top-end on a 2001 Honda Recon 250 for a friend and was wondering why everything looked so dry during the rebuild and then again after pulling the valve cover back off? So a little background, this guy left his quad at a relatives house who let their kid ride it.. Well when he went to ride it himself it lasted for about an hour, shut off and wouldn’t start again. After troubleshooting I realized his top end needed a rebuild or at least a set of rings because he had no compression. I tore it down and it looked like the kid never left first gear and floored it the entire time he rode it, his rings were completely worn flush with the piston and the piston was smeared over the rings in some places. Luckily I got away with only having to hone the cylinder, but of course replaced piston, rings, and gaskets. Rebuild went great it has plenty of compression and will fire up first pull every time but after only minutes of idling the head starts smoking. I want to say that this is just the typical smoke you would get from surface oil burning off the motor,but seems a little too consistent, so I have killed the motor both times it has done this to keep from ruining the fresh top end. Here’s my biggest concern, when I pull the valve cover off just to see if the oil is flowing properly, there is absolutely no traces of oil anywhere, it is as dry as it was when I put it back together. I was wondering if I’m wrong thinking that oil is supposed to circulate to the top of the motor and lubricate the valves, rocker arms, etc? Does the very top of this motor stay dry by chance? Keep in mind I have only had the quad idling I have not attempted to break it in and wont until I make sure the oil pump hasn’t gone bad or that maybe an oil port has been clogged.