Grab the nose of the seat where it meets the gas tank , slightly wiggle the seat while pressing down, it will lock into place every time. It took me a few minutes to figure this out, but it's consistant, locks well and is a very comferable seat.
I doubt that the bike burned any oil. There have been rare reports of the oil light flickering under hard acceleration. Also the oil level is hard to read on this bike. The bike has to run and get up to temperture, then on the centerstand on level ground you should be able to see the level...
BMW has worked hard to promote the ADV style of riding, I didn't say they invented it but they sure took the concept and made it their own by promoting and bringing it to light. So I say thanks to BMW, without their persistance we wouldn't be here on this site and there would certainly be no...