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Originally Posted By: dwendt44 Quote: Before the CJ-4 compliance the Rotella oil failed to meet the JASO ash test. That was the synthetic Rotella 5W-40. The conventional oil passed the JASO test right of the bat. Not true. JASO-MA calls for no more than 1.2% sulfated ash. The CI-4+ Rotella...

Before the CJ-4 compliance the Rotella oil failed to meet the JASO ash test. The older CI-4+ had too much ash to meet JASO specs. With the CJ-4 the ash level dropped below JASO maximum. That allowed Shell to invest the time and money to test for the remaining metric -- the friction test. They...

3K in my Goldwing, with Rotella 15W-40. Why? Cuz about the time 3K rolls around I have the itch to wrench. And since I'm a klutz with a wrench I only have the confidence to do the oil.

Best engine design is the one that works, gets you down the road and provides joy. In other words, the Wing's flat-6!

You know, I have ... once, I think. It was perfectly good oil. But I'm a bit of a minimalist. I settled on the 15W-40 when it was $8/gallon at Wal-Mart and once settled, I stay settled. On sunruh's advice I almost -- almost -- went with SuperTech. But like I said, once settled, I stay that...

Originally Posted By: whitesands Thanks for the report Don....Looks really good. Thanks ... I'm starting to wonder just how long I'll do the UOAs. Maybe a few more times to establish four or five data points. But I suspect the numbers will stay fairly level.

Ever see the movie "Transformers?" Well, my Goldwing is like that! Yes indeed ... instantly transform to any condition! Superslab tourer, ultra-nimble trail bike ... it'll do it all. And it came with Megan Fox ... but in my case she doesn't talk. All because I use Rotella.

Hey Kevin ... cool about being in Dallas for an extended stay. My February is still in flux ... if I thought I had some time to come over to Dallas on Wing I would. But I hope you enjoy your time there!

The Shadow 750 is a water cooled bike, right? Go with the conventional ... and don't look back.

Originally Posted By: kballowe Hey Don - do they actually print that on the bottles now? It's on the Internet, isn't it? It must be true! Do you mean the JASO-MA thing? Yes, it is on the jug now. The 5W-40 and the 15W-40 have it ... the 10W-30 does not.

Hey Kevin -- Thanks! Yeah, the forced exile did me good. I spent time reflecting on my bad behavior and I'm now a changed man. Truly, I am. Screw the "Motorcycle" forum and all their silly childish debates. Screw the moderators for not seeing the humor in my comment that I have the...

Originally Posted By: sunruh you are NOT allowed to have non-motorcycle oil in a motorcycle. But ... but ... but ... it has those magic words on the label now! JASO-MA! Those six letters and a hyphen do exotic things to oil and make it perform in a way completely different from before...

Originally Posted By: dsmith41 I have run the synthetic Rotella in my bike in the past and I like it; it seemed to perform well. I think I'm safe in saying that if the Rotella synthetic from the past performed well, the conventional 15W-40 will perform at least as well in terms of shearing...

Just having a little fun ...

Look, we have the perfect oil in Rotella 15W-40. I've proven it works exceedingly well in the Honda Goldwing. Therefore, everyone should own a Honda Goldwing. Seems perfectly logical to me.