Triumph Motorcycle?

[5030]

JR:

The triumph has a wet, multi-plate clutch, just like days of old. They also adamantly state in the owners manual and the shop manual not to use any aftermarket additives in the oil, probably because of the clutch.

On the air filter side, Uni makes an oiled foam filter for the T-100 which I will probably switch to when it's time to change out. We do live on a dirt road and it's dusty here in the summer months.

 

[TresCrows]

Daryl, I am not telling you to use extra "additives" in the oil. Mobil 1, like all oils have additives in the oil. Many bike oils have moly for example--a high pressure lubricant additive. Both Honda and several oil makers uses small amounts of moly in their products both for cars and bikes. The Mobil 1 product line has moly in their performance 15W-50 oil but not in their bike oils.
Daryl, adamant or not, every bike I have owned but with a few exceptions (Ducati) has had a wet clutch. I have been using Mobil 1 auto oil in them since 1979 I think. I have had several "fast" bikes and a number of UJM's (Universal Japanese Motorcycles) and a few Europeon makes. NONE of them have ever had a slipping clutch due to Mobil 1 auto oil. My current ride, a Suzuki SV650S, a real fun little bike, I wheelie and stoppie and run pretty hard. It runs Mobil 1 15W-50 despite the admonition from Suzuki to use only bike oils and bla bla bla. It has a V-twin engine with an 11,000 RPM redline and a wet clutch. It is not a super fast bike but trust me, it is plenty fast to get me in trouble. I used to race bikes, even for an "older" guy, when it is time to raise a little "hades" on two wheels I am fully capable, the point is, I ride hard and my bikes need a good oil--that oil is Mobil 1 15W-50 auto oil. The MX4T is great--it ought to be at more than twice the price.
Next time I do a burn out in the garage I will have to get my wife to snap a pic /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. Love holding the bike back with the engine bouncing off the limiter and smoke rolling off the tire, yeah, I think I need the moly that Mobil PUTS in some of their oils /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.
Hey, go to the Ducati web site and then click on the Sport Classics. You see the yellow one---when those are available I am buying one /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif, it looks like the Ducatis I have owned in the past--they have a noisy dry clutch by the way. Check them out--way kooler than my current spiffy little ride. J

 

[5030]

JR:

In my younger days, I got acquainted with the late Tom Lester of Lester Engineering. Tom had a penchant for old bikes, especially the GP style.

I was at his shop/motorcycle museum in Twinsburg, Ohio one day many years back. He had an MV Agusta and he let me take it for a ride. I still remember the sound. Better than sex.

The "other" Triumph dealer here in Michigan is also a Duck dealer. I will check out the website although I do have trouble with desmodronic.

 

[ducati996]

Hi Tres,

Unfortunately Synthetic oil is not for every bike or clutch...
My 1995 yamaha V-max is effected by synthetic oils and it effects my clutch directly. The clutch slips, and not because the plates are bad so I reverted back to regular oil. Its well known with Vmax's and synthetic oils on the clutches. Rare overall for bikes but it happens...My 996 Ducati does very well with its Agip over priced synthetic oil, and dry clutch plates ( I love that sound actually)

Ducati996 /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[TresCrows]

996, have you seen the new Sport Classics on the Ducati website? I like them a whole bunch. Yes, I like the dry clutch on Dukes.
The V-max is definitly a niche bike and just a bit bizzare if you ask me /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif. I have been using synthetic oil for so long in every thing I would feel like I was abusing it to use anything else. I suppose if a V-Max clutch slips with Mobil 1 then I would have to have an after market clutch kit or something /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif. Apparently the stock clutch is very marginal if it slips that easily. J

 

[TresCrows]

Well, it was a warm day so I took the bike out for a spin to charge the battery.
Well, time to get down to the shop and cut some metal for my aeroplane. Y'all have a nice evening. J