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Re: [ST] dreaded oil Q...
Rod,
The man asked about user experience. Thats what I gave him. I have had no problems. The "gold" cap is fairly new, so I don't have many miles.
SORRY
I believe all the other stuff you wrote about oil. I had used "red" cap for several years, also with no problem.
David W. Funk
'00 Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA
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> > I just made my second oil change with gold cap. I did about 4k miles
> without problems.
> David,
> I don't want it to sound like I'm picking on you, but how does anyone know
> what any oil does in 4k miles!!! Red cap, gold cap, purple cap - is there
> anyone out there doing oil analysis after every oil change? If you did that
> after every change since the 600 mile check you might actually have
> something. The Concours Owners Group had several guys doing that. There
> was a lot of evidence to show that even 10K miles might be premature for an
> oil change. The fact is that there isn't hardly any scientific evidence
> that shows any oil that meets Triumph specs is better than other regardless
> of price. Matter of fact there isn't a single "scientific" test to say
> anything about longevity in motorcycles relative to any brand of oil. (MCN
> had a test but it had more holes in it than a ton of Swiss cheese. Sport
> Rider tried, but their attempt to be scientific was truly sad.) Probably
> the only valid oil indicator is a negative one. If you use an oil and you
> have clutch slippage problems, don't use it.
>
> Me, I'm switching back to Amsoil 10w40 after using red cap a year or so.
> Why 10w40 rather than 15w50? Most hot 50's will be 40wt or below within a
> couple hundred miles, but the 40wt stays stable for much longer. Why
> Amsoil? It neutralizes acids a bit better than most which is important to me
> because I don't ride every day. Is Amsoil better than Gold Cap? Don't
> know, but I do know both are good oils and there a bunch more out probably
> just as good.
> Rod
>
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