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Re: [ST] Oh the conflicting info! WAS-> Need Oil Filter Alternatives



Bryce:

  I know you're in southern CT, have you spoken with Don at Canton Cycles?
He can give you some insight as to your questions, but the manual recommends
swapping out the running oil at 600 miles, and going to the 4T synthetic.
I'm sure a bit over (715 miles) is not a problem, but I believe at that
point you will definitely appreciate the change to the 4T- motor will rev
more easily, and the gearbox will shift dramatically better.

  860.738.1718/ Don Garneau
  Denis Liakos

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From: "Bryce" <bster13@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <rodneybrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Oh the conflicting info! WAS-> Need Oil Filter
Alternatives


> Thanks for the info guys.
>
> I just got off the phone with a service mgmr @ a local
> Triumph Dealership.
>
> He said the exact opposite.  Stating that unlike BMW
> (which he services also) that recommends Dino oil for
> awhile b4 switching to synthetic.  Triumph uses a very
> agressive break-in oil in their bikes, allowing them
> to switch to full syn. right off the bat at the first
> oil change.
>
> I'm so freaking confused.  Rob do u have the # for
> your service manager?  I'd love to speak to him.
>
> This wknd I plan on rding to a Family reunion 215
> miles away from me.  Perhaps I'll bring the filter and
> gallon of oil with me and let the engine break-in a
> bit more and do the oil change there and have fresh
> syn. for the way home?  That'll be 715 miles on the
> ODO.  Comments?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bryce
>
> --- Rod Brown <rodneybrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > The factory
> > > specifies 1000km - 620mi as the drain interval and
> > many riders
> > > have doubled that with no adverse effects.
> > >
> > > *IMO* you run a greater risk of the rings not
> > fully seating if
> > > you switch over to full synthetic too soon.
> >
> > Rick,
> > I'm in total agreement with what you said. When I
> > was trying to rush that
> > 600 mile service to go on a long run, my dealer's
> > head mechanic told me to
> > really run it hard that last couple hundred miles.
> > He said to see if I
> > could keep it at about 8k rpm for 15 minutes to half
> > an hour before bringing
> > it in.  He said the cylinder walls are extremely
> > hard and once the synthetic
> > is in there they will never wear in.  I had to
> > modify that 8k in places so
> > that I could retain my driving priviledges but I'll
> > swear the harder I
> > pushed it, the easier it revved.
> > Rod
>
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