Ok, so I've been running Motul 300v 10w40 in the 06r6... I'm pretty much sold on the rotella syn but my only question would be now is there any danger in switch since I have been running the 300v. Frankly my concern stems from the simple fact that the 300v looks and smells like nothing I have ever seen come out of an oil container and it honestly seems very, very different. Again, I'm sold on the Rotella so I'm not trying to say the 300v is better but SOMETHING is different about it and it makes me concerned about now switching over to something else.
im sick and tired of paying my ass off for oil that i change religiously anyway...as for all the guys that have something against using shell oil for the bike, i'd just like to see some actual REAL evidence of shell falling short in any category(as long as you change your oil regularly). i've been reading and reading for the last two or three days for hours and hours and have yet to see or hear even one negative thing about shell rotella-t for a motorcycle. shoot man, im thinkin about just buying one of those barrels from sam's(someone was talking about it on the first couple pages) and running all 4 cars/trucks and 2 bikes on shell rotella-t. Until this evidence surfaces, i wont be paying almost $10 a quart for mobil1; thats like $30 in oil + $10 for the filter = $40 oil change. Rotella-T and a Scotts Reusable Oil Filter...:up:
I am using Mobil One (was now) I switched brands though. I haven't heard or read anything about it but its called Panolin.
1. There is no real evidence that the Shell stuff falls short, because it doesn't. 2. Pitch that dumbass filter...utter POS. There is no good way to clean it completely, and it passes way too big stuff. Dump it.
What DDT said about the filter, dump it. I use Hi-Flo; they are about $6 a filter. I saw Mobil 1 15w50 (car oil) at Wally Martinos last night for $23 for a 5qt jug. The Rotella is $16-$17 for 4qts so that's a pretty good price on the M1.
I switched the ST over to the Rotella synth this weekend, I will roll up some miles and report back in a year or two. SV is running fine with it this year. Question: What about running it in vintage air cooled engines (gs450, etc?)?
Some older motors need higher viscosity (according to the manual anyway) and the synth Rotella only comes in 5W40 I believe. Aside from that it's just as good in an old motor as it is in a new one.
use the mineral based (dino), it's 15w40 & costs even less! My old Gixxer calls for 10w40 & loves the Rotella!
