Recent content by Jay Freddy

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Go to a store that sells motorcycle helmets. Try a bunch on. Find your size and fit. If it's a local store that you want to support, buy a helmet from them. I'm a fan of hi-viz and bright colored helmets too. If your local shop is a big chain that doesn't care about you, go ahead and order...

Sorry/Not sorry for bumping my old thread... Has anyone tried the T6 10w30? My local Walmart sells both the T5 and T6 in 10w30 for the same price. I know the T5 10w30 works in my CB1100, and T4 15w40 works well in my Shadow VT750s, but I had a bad experience when I tried the T6 15w40 in one...

2009 Honda Shadow 750 Out: ST6607, Rotella T4 15w40 In: ST6607, Rotella T4 15w40 2014 Honda CB1100 Out: MP6607, Rotella T5 10w30 In: Yamaha/Denso 5gh-13440-61, Rotella T5 10w30. Last year I scored a bunch of MP6607 filters on clearance. These have the silicon ADBV, so well-suited to the air...

I'd use it.

Probably good enough. If you have some lying around, try it. Why not try the 15w40? Are you starting in the severe cold on a regular basis? If so you might consider the T5 10w30.

I'm not clear what you did here. Wasn't the Castrol Power1 4T you had a 5w40? So you dumped the Castrol, but you got more Castrol? Or did you get the Power 1 4T in 10w40? So you tried the Rotella and you're dumping it now? I'm confused...

If that Castrol is working for you, keep using it. The comparable BMW oil that BMW recommends is ridiculously expensive... I'm not familiar with Bavaria being an oil producing region. They're most likely buying it from someone else and slapping their premium label (and price) on it. I...

I hope the foaming is just a fluke. I scored a dozen quarts of that Castrol "Power 1" full synthetic for $4 a quart on Craigslist. That's cheaper than what I pay for Rotella T5 10w30. I was thinking I could mix it 50-50 with the Rotella for my 2014 CB1100. I'm on my second year with the T5...

Just like @Pete in PA and you did above! To use your analogy, one could talk about chocolate referring to things like percentage of cocoa, amount of sugar, amount of milk and or dairy ingredients, lecithin, carrageen, etc. But you'd need to be a true chocolate geek to care about that stuff! 🤓

Mobil, Amsoil, Redline, Rotella, Castrol... Seems like we're back to talking about brand names. Sorry about that.

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. The GN4 I ran was 10w40. That's what turned into watery burnt coffee. Honda recommends the 10w30 for this engine. I have been running Rotella T5 10w30 for the past two years. Approximately 4k miles per year, and the T5 comes out still viscous and while...

I have no doubt that Honda knows what their engines require. It's their legal obligation to maximize shareholder value that assures me that there are better ways to choose oil than brand name alone.

I liked the Castrol Actevo 10w40 in my liquid cooled Aero 750. I'd buy it again if I couldn't get the Rotella 15w40. Yes. The engine was warm, but it's the same way I've always dumped old oil before an oil change. When I dumped the used GN4, it was totally black, no opacity at all. It seemed...

I'm not buying that. The Honda manual recommends Good 'Nuff 4 Honda oil because it creates an extra revenue stream for them. Honda owner's manuals recommend Honda GN4 10w30 for all their engines. 10w40 for hot climates. Being a Japanese company, they're fully onboard with the JASO MA...