Put this Rotella T6 5w40 in my new 2022 Kawasaki KLR650 yesterday at 500 miles since I had it in stock. Gonna run it for a thousand miles and dump it and use something else. I have a Kawasaki Versys 1000 inline 4 that got this same oil at 500 and again at 1500 miles. The motor in the 1000 is very quiet mechanically and shifting is great. I am thinking of changing it one more time this week and using up the last of my T6 and running it for 1000 miles before switching to something else as well. I am retired and I have 4 bikes and 4 cars so nothing gets used that much.
Question: I know T6 shears quickly but shouldn't this 5w40 be acceptable for a measly 1,000 in these nearly new bikes? 73 year old geezer. The big 1000 is almost never run over 5000 rpm and no passenger or heavy use. The klr is ridden more aggressively but is ridden only on the street. Pampered garage queens,really. Thanks guys!
Question: I know T6 shears quickly but shouldn't this 5w40 be acceptable for a measly 1,000 in these nearly new bikes? 73 year old geezer. The big 1000 is almost never run over 5000 rpm and no passenger or heavy use. The klr is ridden more aggressively but is ridden only on the street. Pampered garage queens,really. Thanks guys!