1800 miles on my 2016 Grizz and she is burning allot of oil. This started around 700 miles and got worse. 8-10 ounces lost every 100 miles and it absolutely is not leaking a drop. My dealer called Yamaha and was told to change the oil with 20W-50 till they figure out if they will pay my dealer to rebuild it or get a re-manufactured motor. This thing struggles to start when it was 38 degrees this morning with the thicker oil
I have the smoking at start up since it was new but it only lasts about 10 seconds. My compression is down but it still runs fine you dont notice any loss of power. Good news is Yamaha is taking care of it I did not have to fight with them one bit. My dealer is seeing more 708cc motors consuming oil check yours between rides!!!!!!!!!!