Shell Rotella Snythetic 5w40 oil in CB1100

[kmoney_imp]

Rotella is awesome oil. They finally bothered to get it JASO MA certified now too -- even though it was common knowledge it was fine for bike for years.

[flynrider]

I've been using Rotella T6 since the 600 mile oil change with no issues in 15K miles. Been using it even longer in the CB750. The oil analysis reports show that it holds up quite well to the shear and extreme heat conditions around here.

[gbpack89_imp]

Honestly I'm all for saving money, but i don't think services are where you do it. I only put on about 5k a year so I do one service at the beginning of the season. Looking back at my records shows I paid $7.99 a qt for HP4 SJ synthetic blend and $9.99 for a Mobil 1 M-108 filter. Completely worth a cost of $42 for the year

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[ryanschillinger_imp]

I ran T6 in my roadliner 1900cc air cooled v twin with no issues. I'm now running it in the CB and expect no issues.

[Inhouse Bob]

I ran it in my KLR, but it was a tractor

[Gumby 1100_imp]

First of all I'm not trying to start another never ending oil thread. When I bought a Yamaha Star Warrior some years I joined the Star Warrior Forum and read about using Shell Rotella synthetic in the Warrior. Everyone seemed to agree it was a great oil for the Warrior. So I used it exclusively in the Warrior. Never had any problems or strange noises.

When I changed the break in oil on the CB1100, I had 4 qts of Suzuki 10w40 laying around and used them in the CB. I've only put about a thousand miles on it since, have had no weird noises, but read on this forum about the dangers of using 10w40 conventional oil. So I thought it prudent to put 10w30 in it.

I live in a rural area far from MC dealers and went online to order some 10w30 motorcycle oil. I discovered it isn't easy to find 10w30 motorcycle oils. Anyway I was wondering if anyone ran Shell 5w40 in their CB. If you do, do you hear those dreaded noises some guys talk about?

Having owned more than a few bikes in my time I've read quite a few oil threads and quite a lot of info about motorcycle oils. So I know 10w40 oill breaks down to 10w25 in about 1500 miles, and was just wondering what you guys thought about using Shell Rotella synthetic 5w40? It's made for diesel engines and is safe for wet clutches on motorcycles.

Walmart sells Shell Rotella and there is a Walmart ten miles from home. Any thoughts?

Why do all long oil threads seem to start that way?

One thing is for sure: You are going to get a lot of "thoughts"...

[capttwb136_imp]

I certainly appreciate everyone's opinion.

[DAC]

I've used T6 5w-40 in a VFR for years but it made the CB a little noisy. So I just use the standard Honda 10w-30 - GN4 I think. Not much different in price anyway. Still use the PureOne filters even though Ferret doesn't like the color.

[Cormanus]

I've used 10W-40 in my CB for 45000+ kms with no problems at all.

[Lord Popgun]

Yeah, but you didn't use the wrong color filter. Makes ALL the difference