New guy here!!!
I have about 8K on my 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650R. After break in I switched to Mobil 1 synthetic 10w-40, but at about $12/qt it's expensive. Many people on the Kawi forum are using Shell Rotella T6, 5w-40.
Kawi recommends 10w-40, but the only T6 I could find is 5w-40. I switched to it the last oil change and the bike still shifts smooth and runs great. Is there a problem using the 5w-40? I really don't ride the bike hard and 95% of the riding is freeway (commute is 150 miles round trip) I run between 5-6k RPM
I guess my concern is that my job is located in the high desert so it is in the 90s-100 at times. Should I switch to the T5 15-40 until the temps go down? or am I ok?
I have about 8K on my 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650R. After break in I switched to Mobil 1 synthetic 10w-40, but at about $12/qt it's expensive. Many people on the Kawi forum are using Shell Rotella T6, 5w-40.
Kawi recommends 10w-40, but the only T6 I could find is 5w-40. I switched to it the last oil change and the bike still shifts smooth and runs great. Is there a problem using the 5w-40? I really don't ride the bike hard and 95% of the riding is freeway (commute is 150 miles round trip) I run between 5-6k RPM
I guess my concern is that my job is located in the high desert so it is in the 90s-100 at times. Should I switch to the T5 15-40 until the temps go down? or am I ok?