05-19-2023, 12:52 PM
I dumped the T6 15w40 at 2600 miles.
Shifting was acceptable and the viscosity and color still seemed good, but the continued noise from the valves was bugging me, and I only got 35 mpg the last two tanks.
15w40 is fine in my Shadow VT750, but it doesn't seem to be a good fit for the CB1100, in my limited experience.
I refilled with 3.9 quarts of T5 10w30. The valve noise is gone and the shifting seems excellent so far, despite the T5 not having any official MA certs.
Hopefully the poor mileage was just caused by low tire pressure.
I'll update later once I've got more miles on the T5.
Shifting was acceptable and the viscosity and color still seemed good, but the continued noise from the valves was bugging me, and I only got 35 mpg the last two tanks.
15w40 is fine in my Shadow VT750, but it doesn't seem to be a good fit for the CB1100, in my limited experience.
I refilled with 3.9 quarts of T5 10w30. The valve noise is gone and the shifting seems excellent so far, despite the T5 not having any official MA certs.
Hopefully the poor mileage was just caused by low tire pressure.
I'll update later once I've got more miles on the T5.