Oil Change - the Good part and the Bad part

Water Warrior 2 · 05-03-2009, 11:17 PM

A lot of folks will think about the wet clutch and forget about the shearing effect of the gears on the oil itself. This is where a designated moto oil will be of benefit to a rider. Rotella has a good shear characteristic and works well in a bike tranny. Amsoil 10-40- or 20-50 moto oil has a shear factor of a 90 weight gear oil and our bikes love it. But we will be switching to Rotella Synthetic now that I have a source in town. 4 liters of Rotella Syn is $34 + tax, 4 liters of Amsoil is now $80 + tax. Canadian $$$ working for the benefit of oil companies.
Shell has never bothered to get the Rotella certified for bike use but it meets all criteria needed.

05-03-2009, 11:17 PM	#11
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Oil Change - the Good part and the Bad part A lot of folks will think about the wet clutch and forget about the shearing effect of the gears on the oil itself. This is where a designated moto oil will be of benefit to a rider. Rotella has a good shear characteristic and works well in a bike tranny. Amsoil 10-40- or 20-50 moto oil has a shear factor of a 90 weight gear oil and our bikes love it. But we will be switching to Rotella Synthetic now that I have a source in town. 4 liters of Rotella Syn is $34 + tax, 4 liters of Amsoil is now $80 + tax. Canadian $$$ working for the benefit of oil companies. Shell has never bothered to get the Rotella certified for bike use but it meets all criteria needed. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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