Re: 1st service

["Lance LaCerte, Psy.D." <LACPSYD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

Really appreciate your input and have been thinking about the Mobil 1
synthetic automotive instead of the "super duper Triumph Mobil 1" (what a
marketing rip off!!!!).     Have you been running the Mobil 1 automotive?
Is there anything to worry about in terms of this oil holding up since its
lubricating the transmission and the engine (this is the standard, and
reasonable, reason why all of the motorcycle shops
tell you to never use automotive oil in a bike)?

Any more input from you and others would really be appreciated, as I am just
about to go and buy oil for my first change.

Lance LaCerte, Denver,
- -----Original Message-----
From: King,John <skyking@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, May 22, 1999 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: 1st service


>Hello Eric and Lance,
>
>I have to second what Eric stated below; at under $9.00 MSRP for the OEM
>filter it is not worth the potential controversy if you do have a warranty
>claim.  Additionally, Triumph states it "must be filled with a 10/40;
>15/40; or 15/50 that meets API-SG or API-SH specification". Mobil 1
>automotive oil with a viscosity of 15/50 has a API/SH rating and will not
>void your warranty.  It costs ~ $4.50 per quart which is a bit more
>reasonable than the 4t Mobil racing oil they recommend. BTW, it seems to
>take about 3,000 miles to get everything fully seated on these triples.
>What has been everyone's experience with the ST?
>
>Kind Regards,
>John King
>
>
>Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 22:17:08 -0400
>From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>Subject: Re: 1st service
>
>At 10:48 PM 05/18/1999 -0600, Lance LaCerte, Psy.D. wrote:
>>filter used on the other Triples ---- if so, is it the same as the
>original
>>Sprint --- and did/does FRAM make one -- I'd like to avoid having to buy a
>>"Triumph" filter because of the excessive cost (not to mention the
>"Triumph"
>>Mobil 1 motorcylce oil). \
>
>Don't know if Fram has one or not - the only one I know for sure is the
>Honda version.
>
>I personally will stick with the Triumph filter - I'm not rolling in the
>money, but why chance it for a few $$$.....
>
>Just my .02 of course
>
>- - Eric
>
>
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