Originally Posted By: azsynthetic
Originally Posted By: JDD
Yep--you must pay $12/qt to keep bike happy. The countless trouble free miles run with Rotella or Delvac don't mean anything.
You need to shop somewhere else if you are paying $12/qt for motorcycle oil. The countless trouble free miles with Rotella and Delvac don't mean any thing to Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, BMW, Ducatti, etc. That is why you don't see them as the recommended oils in the user manual. I am not saying that Rotella and Delvac won't work but it is not the best oil for the OP bike according to the bike manufacturers. Even the maker of Rotella and Delvac do not advertise them as motorcycle oil.
Maybe it's time you read what most of the participants of this forum are saying, rather than reading Hollywood brand oil labels and propaganda.
Show me any manufacturer that does not recommend their own brand in preference to others. Also, show me one manufacturer that says "do not use HDEOs.
I'll tell you right now. You're wrong. I run Rotella T in many motorcycles, ATVs and automobiles. Been using it for years. Dollar for dollar, HDEO's (Rotella in particular) provide lubrication protection more than adequate for small high performance motorcycle engines. I've run 15W40 Rotella T in air cooled ATV engines that performed flawlessly in very difficult conditions for over twenty years. I run it in two Suzuki liquid cooled ATVs, a liquid cooled Kawasaki 650cc dual purpose m/c engine and in a Honda Valkyrie engine. I've NEVER had an oil related engine problem.
You can say what you like about the Hollywood brands. However, when you mislead participants into thinking that the HDEO's aren't good for motorcycles and ATVs I feel it's necessary to challenge your uniformed comments.
Originally Posted By: JDD
Yep--you must pay $12/qt to keep bike happy. The countless trouble free miles run with Rotella or Delvac don't mean anything.
You need to shop somewhere else if you are paying $12/qt for motorcycle oil. The countless trouble free miles with Rotella and Delvac don't mean any thing to Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, BMW, Ducatti, etc. That is why you don't see them as the recommended oils in the user manual. I am not saying that Rotella and Delvac won't work but it is not the best oil for the OP bike according to the bike manufacturers. Even the maker of Rotella and Delvac do not advertise them as motorcycle oil.
Maybe it's time you read what most of the participants of this forum are saying, rather than reading Hollywood brand oil labels and propaganda.
Show me any manufacturer that does not recommend their own brand in preference to others. Also, show me one manufacturer that says "do not use HDEOs.
I'll tell you right now. You're wrong. I run Rotella T in many motorcycles, ATVs and automobiles. Been using it for years. Dollar for dollar, HDEO's (Rotella in particular) provide lubrication protection more than adequate for small high performance motorcycle engines. I've run 15W40 Rotella T in air cooled ATV engines that performed flawlessly in very difficult conditions for over twenty years. I run it in two Suzuki liquid cooled ATVs, a liquid cooled Kawasaki 650cc dual purpose m/c engine and in a Honda Valkyrie engine. I've NEVER had an oil related engine problem.
You can say what you like about the Hollywood brands. However, when you mislead participants into thinking that the HDEO's aren't good for motorcycles and ATVs I feel it's necessary to challenge your uniformed comments.