do a site search on rotella

 

RTFM ...

Read The Fine Manual - Owners Manual

If you want even more juicy info, read the Service Manual.

You are focusing too much on the mineral additive and not on
the stringy oil molecules.

 

Blue bottle rotella

 

Another Rotella-T user here, use the search, i think this was a big debate once. I've used rotella in my bike since I got it, I dont know anything else (other than regular oil) but Im happy with it.

 

whoops, I'm a dumbass. I did do a search, but I guess it was only in this particular forum, so I didn't come up with anything. Just did another search and found a bunch. Thanks for the responses though. Looks like Rotella from now on (which is what I was thinking of using)

 

you may want to look into Amsoil as well, i was going to try it out last oil change, but you need to go to the right place to get it..

 

motul is great stuff too look into it!

 

motul is great stuff too look into it!

Great yes but way over priced for the SV motor which runs like a champ on Rotella T for $2.48/qt. Put it in and you'll not notice a difference in performance or power you will however have more money in your wallet every 3k.

Rotella T does the SV motor good!!

 

Worship at the alter of Rotella T :notworthy:

 

I’ve been using Rotella 15W40 since my bike was new & changed it & the filter every 2k miles. I have 24k miles on the bike now & have not had any problems. Over the winter I will be doing a major service including checking the valves. Up till now they have not needed adjusting. The clutch doesn’t slip & there are no odd noises.
Motorcycle Consumer News did an analysis of oils & found that Rotella had many more additives than other oils. This is because it is for diesel use & there are no concerns that the additives would ruin the catastrophic converters on gas engine cars. Whether the additives were good for bikes was left for the reader to determine, I decided they were.
Now for a bit of interesting history. In the “good ole days” racers used a vegetable oil made from castor beans. It is a very good lubricant especially for engines with roller bearing cranks. The down side is it left bad deposits of “gum” bad enough to cause rings to stick. It is still used in some vintage racers; the “gum” is not a problem because the engines are rebuilt on a regular basis. A side benefit of bean oil is the smell of the exhaust. I am not making this up, it has a distinctive very pleasant smell and on occasions I will put a small amount in the gas tank of my bike or even my lawn mower so I can smell it.
BTW I was not aware that Rotella came as a 5w40 synthetic. Is it readily available & where?

 

I use it too. Actually, I've never used anything else but I did pick up a gallon of Repsol from the DC show for $20. I only bought it because they gave me a free hat, two free shirts, a free poster, calendar, patches etc. All the stuff was worth $20 and it was like getting the oil free

 

Another Rotella thread!?!?!?!

Oh No! You Di--nt!!!

 

I use it too. Actually, I've never used anything else but I did pick up a gallon of Repsol from the DC show for $20. I only bought it because they gave me a free hat, two free shirts, a free poster, calendar, patches etc. All the stuff was worth $20 and it was like getting the oil free

That says a lot about the product if they are giving it away......

 

I use used deep fryer oil that I get from McDonalds for 3 cents/5 gallon bucket.

 

That says a lot about the product if they are giving it away......

You are kidding, right?

 

Note that there are other oils just as economical and just as good as Rotella. Cevron's Delo 400 and Mobil's Delvac 1300 are two excellent options. Where I live it's much easier to find Rotella, and I first learned about the benefits of diesel-specific oils working with Rotella and engine tests.

 

I use used deep fryer oil that I get from McDonalds for 3 cents/5 gallon bucket.

a deep fryer killed my brother