Re: [ST] Oil consumption poll request

[gary disilvestro <trekman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

11000 miles on my ST and i've i never had to add a drop of oil. I've 
never add to do any thing other than ride it. The best bike i've ever owed.

Gary
Twin Lakes, WI
00 Red ST
00 honda xr 400  (because the Triumph can't jump)
95 honda 125 scooter    Hey it was cheap

Keith Winter wrote:

>Without going into the gory details of the problems I've had with my
>RS for the past year, I'd like to ask the group as a whole what
>level of oil consumption is being experienced.  After the bike was
>in the shop for three months trying to solve a surging and stalling
>problem, it has been returned, but now my oil consumption has gone
>from less than a quart in 6000 miles to over 3/4 of a quart in 1300
>miles.  I'm being told by the mechanic and Triumph USA that "one
>quart in a 1000 miles is normal", which in my mind is BS.  I am
>convinced the shop (which shall remain nameless for now) screwed
>something up and is trying to cover it up with "normal".
>
>Anyway, I'd appreciate all replies I can get.  In order to not
>inundate the list, please reply to me directly and, if there is
>interest, I'll sumarize for the list.  Thanks.
>
>The biggest downside of the current situation is that I'm probably
>not going to make it to the Western Rallye; I can't see starting off
>on a 3000 mile round trip with an uncertainty of maybe having other
>problems, not the least of which would be carrying three or four
>quarts of oil with me.  :-(
>
>-Keith
>'00 RS
>
>
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