12-05-2021, 08:26 AM
(12-05-2021, 08:22 AM)Scotty_imp Wrote:(12-05-2021, 01:44 AM)Scotty_imp Wrote: Good example of the value of asking a good question on the forum. While I'm familiar with Prolong, and have used it in a car, I wouldn't introduce it to my clutch plates. The Mobil 4T is plenty good for your bike, IMO.That being said, once I switch to using ester oil (Motul) the red kind of motorcycle oil.
The bike LOVES it. But when I went back to a regular synthetic the shifting was clunky. It seems once you go with the high end red oils like the Motul the bike doesn't want to go back to being as smooth with anything else. Not sure why that is so.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
I had gotten all excited about using Motul 7100 in my 2014 VFR800. The red was cool and all, and it sure sounded like people really endorsed it. So, I skipped my go-to Mobil 4T and did a fill with Motul. At first I was plenty pleased, but after a couple thousand miles I could feel a real reduction in shift quality that I had never noticed before. I went back to the Mobil 4T. If the costs were similar I might try it again on another bike, but, in the US at least, it's not comparably priced. At least at WalMart, lol!
P.S. I have to add, without a baseline of oil analysis to compare these oils, this is really seat of the pants conjecture. Both oils are excellent in terms of their quality and base stocks.
[/quote] That being said, once I switch to using ester oil (Motul) the red kind of motorcycle oil.
The bike LOVES it. But when I went back to a regular synthetic the shifting was clunky. It seems once you go with the high end red oils like the Motul the bike doesn't want to go back to being as smooth with anything else. Not sure why that is so.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
[/quote]Yes the Motul is not cheap. I spend about 70$ on an oil change for the CB if I get the motul from the local motorcycle shop.
Its a little cheaper on amazon. Maybe 50$
I use Mobil 1 or Rotella in all of my other bikes. Rotella doesn't use the zinc additive anymore in their diesel oil so there isn't much benefit for it in older bikes anymore.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca