Re: [ST] OIL/gold cap/foaming/burning/slippage

[Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the feedback TimE, and glad the burning sensations are from a known
cause...

I've always been one for trying new things, but not when it comes to making
clutches so slickery they don't do their job right any more.  I've seen enough
of that on others bikes, most recently a Bandit that tried Rotella and ended
up slipping pretty bad.  Fortunately a quick change to something else worked
and a disassembly/cleaning wasn't needed.  Not sure everyone gets that lucky.

I appreciate the feedback and testimonial...
 

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, triumph1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

-No clutch slippage, the only time I've ever foamed at the mouth was when 
-I tried alka seltzer without water and ate the tablets.  The the only 
-burning sensations I've had lately were during my 6400 mile ride and 
-that was my ass, but I do sometimes get a burning inside my head.  So 
-the skinny from direct experience is 13,000 miles on gold cap and no 
-problems, don't need no stinkin mobile uno insider.  Just try it and if 
-it don't work switch back, it's only oil.  I haven't used the rip off 
-Triumph super secret 4T special blend for a whole lot of miles and have 
-tried various brands of oil and filters, but for those of you that 
-insist on paying 50 bucks a gallon for oil have at it, it is your money 
-and peace of mind.  Bike still runs like new and has 68000 miles on it. 
-  I really have never understood why people are so afraid to try 
-different things on their bikes except for the warranty period, but 
-after having this Triumph I know now that their reliability would allow 
-for experimentation sooner on my next purchase.
-
-TimE
-
-Bil Swartz wrote:
-> On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, triumph1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
-> 
-> -I've done two oil changes with the gold cap mobil1 w/o any problems.
-> 
-> Oh yeah?  No clutch slippage, foaming at the mouth, funny burning sensations?
-> 
-> I seem to recall someone having a contact at Mobil 1 that gave up the skinny
-> on what red cap was as comparing favorably to "for Triumph", could that person
-> get the skinny on gold cap for us? 
-> 
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