Clutches and oil.

[Steven Bixby]

Rotella "T6" - full synthetic.  Been using it for 8 years in 5 different
bikes.

Not starting an oil thread, use whatchall want.  Rotella T6 is "JASO"
certified now so it fits under the requirements of most Japanese bikes.


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Randolph Peters <arpee44 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Very interesting thread, guys.
> Question # 1: Where do the "motorcycle oils" peddled by Mobil and  a few
> others fit in this spectrum?
>
> Questions # 2. Which Rotella (totally unknown to me) to get?
> Thanks.
> Randy from New Orleans.
>
> From: "Buehrle, Michael" <Michael.Buehrle at ottawa.ca>
> To: Randy Peters <ARPEE44 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 3:57 PM
> Subject: RE: Clutches and oil.
>
>
> Rotella is designed for wet clutch hydrostatic systems in heavy equipment
> which should make it compatible with motorcycle clutches.
>
> Mike B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com]
> On Behalf Of walkerjl at charter.net
> Sent: April 29, 2013 4:23 PM
> To: Buehrle, Michael
> Subject: Re: Clutches and oil.
>
> They changed the composition of full synthetics several years ago for
> gasoline automobile engines. It isn't the base oil that's the problem, its
> the additives that can contaminate the clutch friction discs. From what I
> understood, that change didn't happen to diesel oils, like the Rotella, but
> since then I suppose its possible...in which case I'll be bummed out
> because that's my favorite motorcycle oil as it helps make the shifting
> buttery smooth....I also use it in my VW and Mercedes.
>
> Moto specific oil is also very important because it lubes both engine
> where there is high heat and soot and blow by combustion gasses, and
> transmission where there is a lot of shear stresses on the oil in the
> gears...couple that with EPA mandated additives (friction modifiers) that
> replaced the good, but less environmentally friendly additives that now
> contaminate the clutch, and I'll never use auto oil again, dino or synth.
>
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