I wanted to thank the good folks here at BITOG for turning me on to this oil for my CB1100.
I have tried the Honda Gn4 10w30, 10w40, and Rotella T6 15w40, and the Rotella T5 is by far the smoothest and quietest oil I have had in this bike.
I was hesitant at first since Shell didnt put the MA letters on the T5 labels, but they do include them on their T4 15w40 and T6.
I was surprised to learn that Honda motorcycle oil is not actually MA certified either. Like Rotella, they just put the letters on the bottle, none of them are actually registered with JASO...
The 15w40 is a great oil for a VT750 V Twin, but it's too stout for the CB1100, which apparently has very thin lines in the oil cooler, requiring a thinner oil.
Anyhow, I just wanted to say thanks, and encourage anyone else looking for a 10w30 weight oil to run in a shared sump machine.
The T5 is excellent oil, no shifting problems at all, and according to what I have read here on BITOG, is extremely shear resistant.
You can use Rotella T5 in a motorbike with confidence.
I have tried the Honda Gn4 10w30, 10w40, and Rotella T6 15w40, and the Rotella T5 is by far the smoothest and quietest oil I have had in this bike.
I was hesitant at first since Shell didnt put the MA letters on the T5 labels, but they do include them on their T4 15w40 and T6.
I was surprised to learn that Honda motorcycle oil is not actually MA certified either. Like Rotella, they just put the letters on the bottle, none of them are actually registered with JASO...
The 15w40 is a great oil for a VT750 V Twin, but it's too stout for the CB1100, which apparently has very thin lines in the oil cooler, requiring a thinner oil.
Anyhow, I just wanted to say thanks, and encourage anyone else looking for a 10w30 weight oil to run in a shared sump machine.
The T5 is excellent oil, no shifting problems at all, and according to what I have read here on BITOG, is extremely shear resistant.
You can use Rotella T5 in a motorbike with confidence.