Inexpensive oil

[Aron]

I need to do an oil change on my bike, problem is I can't afford the good oil at $9/qt right now. Wal Mart has Valvoline motorcycle oil for a little over $3/qt, will this work ok until next oil change? Any other recommendations? Here's a link:

Valvoline.com > Products > Valvoline > Motorcycle ATV Oil Valvoline > Valvoline® 4-Stroke Motorcycle Oil

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[ThirdgenTa]

I run Rotella T in my bike and have had no problems whatsoever. My friends who race bikes also use it.
$15 for 5 quarts.

 

[Aron]

Wow really? I know some people use this in their race cars, but they don't turn near the rpm we do, and I ride pretty aggressively. The other night I was behaving lol

 

[ThirdgenTa]

Wow really? I know some people use this in their race cars, but they don't turn near the rpm we do, and I ride pretty aggressively. The other night I was behaving lol

Yup. I know people that use it in their 8,9 second bikes. I've used it for almost 4 years and never had any problems.
This is from wikipedia
Motorcycle usage
Though marketed as an engine oil for diesel trucks, Rotella oil has found popularity with motorcyclists as well. The lack of "friction modifiers" in Rotella means they do not interfere with wet clutch operations. (This is called a "shared sump" design, which is unlike automobiles which maintain separate oil reservoirs - one for the engine and one for the transmission). Used oil analysis (UOA) reports on BobIsTheOilGuy.com have shown wear metals levels comparable to oils marketed as motorcycle-specific.

 

[Aron]

Hmm, I wonder what kind of anti-foaming agents are in it, so it doesn't foam or deteriorate with high rpm. It's my understanding that those things, as well as lack of friction modifiers, are the important things in bike oils.

 

[Mr Baytchos]

A ton of guys on the fz1 forums run rotella as well. all without issues. I went synthetic on my bike though so I have no first hand knowledge on it.

 

[Aron]

Yeah, I'm doing some research on it now, and I'm shocked that as popular as this is i've never heard of it before.

Now the question is, which one to use. There's T1, T3 energized protection, T triple protection, T5 syn blend, and T6 full syn. I assume they will all be ok to use, to it comes down to how much I want to spend?

 

[wolfe]

I have a bunch of used shit in my garage you can have.

 

[Aron]

I have a bunch of fuck off you can have

 

[ThirdgenTa]

I just use the regular 15-40

 

[Outlaw]

Rotella FTW

 

[cacicgtp7]

Another big +1 on the Shell Rotella T synthetic. Been using it no joke on all my bikes for almost 7 years now. Anything that has the JASO-MA rating on the back with the rest of the ratings is good for a motorcycle and wet clutches. As long as it doesn't have "energy conserving" you're good to go.


Get the big blue bottle from walmart, it's like 17 bucks, Rotella T6 synthetic. Great shit.

 

[wolfe]

I have a bunch of fuck off you can have

Sounds like a fair trade

 

[hellraiser319]

15w40 rotella ftw.

Idk if it's available in that grade, but I'm hearing a lot of positive about the supertech stuff too lately, I know I know, I don't believe it either, but apparently it's just as good as the other stuff.

 

[KAR]

+1 on Rotella, on my old bike I've used T5 syn. blend and T6 full syn. I haven't had to do an oil change on the new bike yet but will go with T6 full synthetic.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

Just switched over to Rotella T6 Synthetic, no problems as of yet!

 

[Ear Rak]

rotella t6 should be great considering its a diesel oil. Most diesel oils still have the anti-wear additives in them.

And if that shit can go through a powerstroke high pressure oil system then i'm sure it will survive in your bike.

 

[Aron]

I did the switch to Rotella T last weekend

 

[Mr Baytchos]

I may make the switch. Mobil 1 is a bit pricey

 

[Burtonrider10022]

I may make the switch. Mobil 1 is a bit pricey

5 quarts of rotella T6 full synthetic is $21 at wal-mart

 

[Greenmachinecustoms]

Except walmart is the devil and you shouldn't shop there.

 

[Xtant12]

I may make the switch. Mobil 1 is a bit pricey

Hell yeah, same here!! My oil change is coming up soon. Perfect timing.

 

[willizm]

Anyone else by their motor oil by the case on amazon. I've been getting valvoline VR1 on there for decent price, free shipping, and no tax. Cheaper than buying crap oil at autozone.

 

[Ear Rak]

You guys are lucky. I have to buy 4 gallons of that shit for my truck.

 

[GearsForYourRears]

I have also always used Rotella 15w-40 conventional in all of my bikes. Get yourself a quality filter (i.e. not FRAM) and this oil will serve you well!