Husqy Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Hey gang, Wanted to pick your brain a bit. Im in a sport riding group and they are doing a group buy for Rotella T6 oil. Its diesel engine oil, but apparently a bunch of track guys go on and on about it and how good it is. Buying 19L at a time ($7.50/liter) Rotella T6 Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil, 18.9-L | Canadian Tire WWW.CANADIANTIRE.CA Rotella T6 Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil provides protection in three critical areas Acid control — helps protect against corrosion from acids formed as fuel burn Even better, Shell has a $25 mail-in rebate on it for 2019 (https://www.shell.ca/en_ca/business-customers/lubricants-for-business/save-five-dollar-per-litre-back-by-mail/better-fuel-economy.html#iframe=L0RJWS90NXQ2L2NhLw). Brings price down to $6.26/liter Anyways, just wondering what people think about running 5W-40 Synthetic diesel engine oil in their bikes... crazy or genius? I usually buy Motul 7100 which is $75 for 4 L ($18.75/liter). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 10, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted February 10, 2019 41 minutes ago, Husqy said: Anyways, just wondering what people think about running 5W-40 Synthetic diesel engine oil in their bikes... crazy or genius? I usually buy Motul 7100 which is $75 for 4 L ($18.75/liter). Whats crazy is the Motul 7100 for almost $19 a liter. I have never tried the Rotella myself but like you, have heard many bike enthusiast rave about it. As long as it is rated for a wet clutch, it might be worth a try. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husqy Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 22 minutes ago, betoney said: Whats crazy is the Motul 7100 for almost $19 a liter. I have never tried the Rotella myself but like you, have heard many bike enthusiast rave about it. As long as it is rated for a wet clutch, it might be worth a try. $75.99 for 4 liters... Welcome to Canada lol. Looks like it is JASO MA rated - Shell Rotella T - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I've ran it. No complaints. I like Mobil 1 5w-40 more though. My butt dyno says it puts more power to the ground. '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Husqy said: Hey gang, Wanted to pick your brain a bit. Im in a sport riding group and they are doing a group buy for Rotella T6 oil. Its diesel engine oil, but apparently a bunch of track guys go on and on about it and how good it is. Buying 19L at a time ($7.50/liter) Rotella T6 Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil, 18.9-L | Canadian Tire WWW.CANADIANTIRE.CA Rotella T6 Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil provides protection in three critical areas Acid control — helps protect against corrosion from acids formed as fuel burn Even better, Shell has a $25 mail-in rebate on it for 2019 (https://www.shell.ca/en_ca/business-customers/lubricants-for-business/save-five-dollar-per-litre-back-by-mail/better-fuel-economy.html#iframe=L0RJWS90NXQ2L2NhLw). Brings price down to $6.26/liter Anyways, just wondering what people think about running 5W-40 Synthetic diesel engine oil in their bikes... crazy or genius? I usually buy Motul 7100 which is $75 for 4 L ($18.75/liter). Thanks! You can use our search feature to check for past posts about items like this. We have quite a few threads about rotella. https://www.tracer900.net/search/?q=shell rotella Yamaha FZ-10 Forum Yamaha FZ-07 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husqy Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Cruizin said: You can use our search feature to check for past posts about items like this. We have quite a few threads about rotella. https://www.tracer900.net/search/?q=shell rotella Thanks Cruizin! Sorry for the duplicate thread. I'll read up on some of the older posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fr8dog Posted February 11, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Husqy said: Hey gang, Wanted to pick your brain a bit. Im in a sport riding group and they are doing a group buy for Rotella T6 oil. Its diesel engine oil, but apparently a bunch of track guys go on and on about it and how good it is. Buying 19L at a time ($7.50/liter) Rotella T6 Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil, 18.9-L | Canadian Tire WWW.CANADIANTIRE.CA Rotella T6 Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil provides protection in three critical areas Acid control — helps protect against corrosion from acids formed as fuel burn Even better, Shell has a $25 mail-in rebate on it for 2019 (https://www.shell.ca/en_ca/business-customers/lubricants-for-business/save-five-dollar-per-litre-back-by-mail/better-fuel-economy.html#iframe=L0RJWS90NXQ2L2NhLw). Brings price down to $6.26/liter Anyways, just wondering what people think about running 5W-40 Synthetic diesel engine oil in their bikes... crazy or genius? I usually buy Motul 7100 which is $75 for 4 L ($18.75/liter). Thanks! I use it. Switched from Yamalube Semi Synthetic. Seems okay. The price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 As I have stated in another rotella thread, I have used it for years in all my engines. Car, truck, lawnmower, street bikes, dirtbikes. I rebuild my own bike engines and the pistons/cylinders always looks good using Rotella. I change my streetbike oil at 3000 miles , I ignore the factory recommendations. Yamaha FZ-10 Forum Yamaha FZ-07 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member whistler Posted February 11, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted February 11, 2019 12 hours ago, Cruizin said: As I have stated in another rotella thread, I have used it for years in all my engines. Car, truck, lawnmower, street bikes, dirtbikes. I rebuild my own bike engines and the pistons/cylinders always looks good using Rotella. I change my streetbike oil at 3000 miles , I ignore the factory recommendations. What he said. Rotella has been my go-to in all my 2 and 4-wheeled rides. It's always worked for me. 👍 2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT (Annabelle) 2013 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 (Juliette) 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300 (Rachel) 2008 Suzuki Bandit 1250S (Fiona) 2006 Honda VFR800 (Jenny) 2005 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 (Hannah) 2003 Honda Shadow Sabre VT1100 (Veronica) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2linby Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Exactly the oil I use. Used it in my 2001 Concours and I recently sold that bike with 168,000 miles on it. Everything is simple, Nothing is easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkgeo Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I used it in my Concours as well. No issues in 82000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted February 16, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 16, 2019 I used Rotella T in my TT600 for 30k+ miles with no issues. In my FJ I use Mobil 1 4T 5w-40. It's only $9 per liter at the nearby O'Reilly's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted February 16, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 16, 2019 53 minutes ago, keithu said: I used Rotella T in my TT600 for 30k+ miles with no issues. In my FJ I use Mobil 1 4T 5w-40. It's only $9 per liter at the nearby O'Reilly's. You can get that at walmart in 5 quart jugs for around $25. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted April 7, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 2/16/2019 at 10:22 AM, micah2074 said: You can get that at walmart in 5 quart jugs for around $25. They have the 4T at Walmart? I get Mobil 1 car oil at a local store (Bi-Mart) for about $25, but I've never seen the 4T motorcycle oil in 5qt jugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2linby Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/7/2019 at 8:51 AM, keithu said: They have the 4T at Walmart? I get Mobil 1 car oil at a local store (Bi-Mart) for about $25, but I've never seen the 4T motorcycle oil in 5qt jugs. Bi Mart doesn't sell the T6 synthetic at any of its Eugene stores, Walmart does in the 4 gallon size. Just bought some as I am close to my oil change. Everything is simple, Nothing is easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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