The Big Oil Thread!!!! The Only Oil Thread!!!!

[PTRider]

Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 oil IS Dino oil. it is very highly refined to the standard of Group III base oil with the legal right to be marketed as "synthetic.". "Synthetic" is a marketing term, not a technical term. yes, Rotella 5W-40 is good stuff.

"Volar Motorsport is a worldwide distributor for aftermarket motorcycle parts and accessories."
http://www.volarmotorsport.com/
Tusk is the house brand for Jake Wilson and their Rocky Mt. Division. No telling if Tusk and Volar come out of the same factory.

[kd1659]

Originally Posted by MTNAdventureRider

Shell Rotella T Synthetic 5W40.

Rotella is Diesel oil ....

[greywolf]

Originally Posted by kd1659

Rotella is Diesel oil ....

Yes. Diesel oil seems to be good for motorcycles. All About Motor Oil

[MTNAdventureRider]

I have a friend that recently introduced me to this oil and I have been using it in my WeeStrom. I also us it in my Honda XR650R.

It is PAO synthetic 15w50 and runs $74 a case, delivered to your door (12 bottles at $6.16 a quart).

Yes, let me put it out there in advance....I have written a testimonial for the oil and a percentage of the profits funnel through Rocky Mountain Adventure Riders to either the Trails Preservation Alliance or the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition. But, this oil is really good.....good enough for my pickyness.

Click HERE if you want to learn more.

[smudgepot]

Howdy,

Anybody tried this stuff? Brad-Penn V2, 'the green oil'. I have seen their ads in bike mags.

i did some research on it, made by American Refining Group, formerly Kendall.

sez they are the oldest continually operating refinery in USA, if not the world. I'm guessing they have a little bit of knowledge in the lubricant game?

ur thots?

[greywolf]

Based on specs, it meets all the requirements.

[PTRider]

Originally Posted by kd1659

Rotella is Diesel oil ....

Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 is suitable for engines that require API Service Categories CJ-4, CI-4 Plus, CI-4, CH-4, CG-4, CF-4, CF for diesel engines AND Service categories SM, SL, SJ, SH for gasoline engines. It is a dual-rated or "fleet" oil.
http://www-static.shell.com/static/c...cants/1-52.pdf

That Brad Penn V2 oil looks perfectly OK. It is interesting to note the "V2" as a way of referring to v-twin, a euphemism for a Hardly Ableson.

[richw]

I now tout my home synthetic blend

1/3 Redline 10-40 mc oil
Balance rotella synth

To reach 300,000 miles I have to live to 125

[ozart]

Originally Posted by richw

To reach 300,000 miles I have to live to 125

My confidence with this is enthusiast - if it doesn't happen, you're due an ass-kick'n.

[MNrider]

Looking for anyone who may have had oil analysis done using Mobil 1 "Racing 4T" Motorcycle specific oil after running extended drain interval of 5 to 10,000 miles. Numbers good, bad, marginal?